Etymology — The origins of English words

Coined by philologist and psychical researcher Frederic W. H. Myers (1843-1901) from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pre-, before”) + μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) + -ία (-ía) on the model of amnesia, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, mind”). Compare Greek προμνησία (promnisía).

From Latin reparātus (“repaired”), perfect participle of reparō (“to renew, repair”).

By surface analysis, re- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ency.

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pulmōnicus, from pulmō (“lung”).

From pseudo- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) + -ium.

From Latin refulgentia. By surface analysis, re- + Latin fulg(ere) + -ence.

From radiant + -cy.

Unknown origin, but possibly connected to prime.

First attested c. 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātīvus (“supposed, purported”), from putātus (“thought”), from putō (“to think, to consider, to reckon”).

From race + way.

The adjective is derived from Prometheus (“demigod in Greek mythology”) + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns). Prometheus is a learned borrowing from Latin Promētheus, and from its etymon Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús), from προμηθής (promēthḗs, “having forethought”) (from προ- (pro-, prefix meaning ‘before’) + μᾰνθᾰ́νω (mănthắnō, “to learn; to know, understand”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to do; to place, put”), in the sense of putting one’s mind to something)) + -εύς (-eús, suffix forming a masculine noun of the person concerned with a thing). The noun is derived from the adjective.

From re- + liquidation.

From reproach + -ful.

Blend of quad- + perfecta.

From Old French protestacion, from Latin prōtestātiō.

Latin feminine form of the cognomen Prīscus, from prīscus (“former, ancient, old-fashioned”).

Unknown origin. Said to be an alteration of rasure.

From red + -ette, after brunette.

From Latin prōstrātiō, from prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternō.

From Latin pudendum (“external genitals, shaming”) + -al. By surface analysis, pudend- + -al.

From Middle English prieresse, priorasse, priores, prioresse, priorisse, priouresse, priures, priuresse, prowres, pryoras, pryorys, pryowresse, from Medieval Latin priōrissa and Old French prioresse, prieuresse; equivalent to prior + -ess.

From Latin quadrāgēnārius (“containing 40”) + -an, either directly or via French quadragénaire, from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Cognate with quadragenary, quadragenarious, and quadragene.

Clipping of prostitute, with a doubled s as a pronunciation spelling (compare pros).

From propinquit(y) + -ous.