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Etymology — The Origins of English Words

Where do words come from? Trace the origin and history of any English word, from its Latin, Greek or Old English roots through to its modern meaning. Every etymology is sourced.

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Verbed from the name of the French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette, who first described the syndrome in 1885.

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिमांशु (himāṃśu).

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनामिका (anāmikā).

Borrowed from Sanskrit माधवी (mādhavī).

From the Sanskrit gaurava, meaning something close to "honour" or "pride."

Borrowed from Sanskrit रेणु (reṇu).

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोमल (komala, “soft, delicate, tender”).

From Sanskrit शिवानी (śivānī), an epithet linked to the goddess Shiva's consort.

Borrowed from Sanskrit वैशाली (vaiśālī).

Borrowed from Sanskrit pāyala.

From Sanskrit किशन (kiśana).

Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्योति (jyoti).

From Sanskrit प्रीतम (prītama, "beloved").

Variant of Callie.

Borrowed from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā).

A transliteration of the Japanese surname 片桐 (Katagiri).

Variant of Nicky.

Borrowed from Sanskrit सीमा (sīmā, "boundary").

Borrowed from Sanskrit कल्याणी (kalyāṇī, “auspicious, beneficial, prosperous”).

Borrowed from Sanskrit रश्मि (raśmi).

Borrowed from Sanskrit taruṇa.

From Sanskrit arcana.

Variant of Dougie

Borrowed from Sanskrit निखिल (nikhila).