Word Origins
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| (in the) morning |
-time
Indian Hindi subah means
‘morning’. |
| (Indian) night shade |
-noun
Latin name for it is Solanum
indicum. |
| (personal)servant |
-noun
Indian Urdu qamra means
‘room’. |
| (quality of being) charming |
-adjective
Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm
means ’bashfulness’, ’charm’.
euskara (Basque) xarmagarritasun
(pronounced as sharmagarritasun) ‘quality of being charming’ derives from it |
| (to) enchant |
-verb transitive
Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm
means ’bashfulness’, ’charm’. |
| (to) fascinate |
-verb transitive
Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm
means ’bashfulness’, ’charm’.
euskara (Basque) xarmapetu
(pronounced as sharmapetu) and xarmarazi
’to fascinate’ derive from it |
| (to)seduce |
-verb transitive
Indian Hindi/Urdu sharm
means ’bashfulness’, ’charm’.
euskara (Basque) xarmarazi
(pronounced as sharmarazi) and xarmatu
’to seduce’ derive from it |
| 3-D |
-noun
Three dimensional picture or image
Indian Sanskrit thri means ‘three‘. |
| a |
First letter of all Indian
languages
It is also the first letter
of euskara (Basque) and all western languages
Basque people are the most
ancient people of Europe. They live in the northern Pyrenees mountains
between Spain and France. |
| a |
First vowel of all Indian
languages
It is also the first vowel of
most western languages. |
| a |
-conjunction
Russian and |
| a |
-conjunction
Russian but |
| a |
-noun ending of female
names
Indian female names such as Sita,
Radha etc.
Russian female names like Vera,
Tatiana end with a.
English female names like Barbara,
Virginia also end with a. |
| a |
meaning ‘not’
Indian Sanskrit prefix a
‘not’.
Eg. Sanskrit a ‘not’
+ Sanskrit himsa ‘violence’ = Sanskrit ahimsa ‘non-violence’
Most western languages use
prefix a likewise.
Eg. English apolitical ‘not
political’
Greek amaathia ‘ignorance’
(from Sanskrit a ‘not’ + Sanskrit mathi ‘thought‘) |
| a (number) |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit eka
Indian Hindi/Urdu ek (pronounced
as ayk)
Hebrew ekhad |
| a (such) |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit eka
Indian Hindi/Urdu ek (pronounced
as ayk)
Hebrew ekhad
ka-zeh ‘such a’ |
| aab |
-noun
Means ‘water’ in Indian Urdu
Derives from
Indian Sanskrit apa ‘water’
Indian Urdu aab
and Arabic ab ‘water’ (Arabic has no p sound) |
| Aaba |
-noun
Sumerian great salt sea,
primeval waters
Derives from
Indian Sanskrit apa ‘water’
Indian Urdu aab
and Arabic ab ‘water’(Arabic has no p sound)
Latin prefix ab-
is used for liquids |
| AAC |
-noun
A the great, son of king Can
of Mexico
Killed his brother Coh
Likely origin of biblical story of Cain and Abel |
| aar |
-noun
Arabic ‘land measure’
Derives from Indian Tamil ayr
‘plough’ |
| Aare |
-noun
river in Switzerland
Derives from
Indian Tamil aarru ‘river’ |
| ab |
-noun
Means ‘water’ in Arabic
Derives from
Indian Sanskrit apa ‘water’
Indian Urdu aab
and Arabic ab ‘water’(Arabic has no p sound) |
| ab- |
-prefix
Latin prefix for liquids
Derives from
Indian Sanskrit apa ‘water’
Indian Urdu aab
and Arabic ab ‘water’(Arabic has no p sound) |
| Aba |
-noun
Mountain site of Jain cave
temples in India
It becomes Greek Abu,
town famous for oracle of Greek god Apollo |
| abacus |
-noun
Spanish abaco
English abacus |
| abandon |
-verb transitive
Indian Sanskrit prefix a
‘not’
band
‘bind ’, ‘tie’
a + band = aband ‘not tied’
d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this.
Spanish abandonar
French abandoner
English abandon
---
Spanish desertar
English desert |
| abandonment |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit prefix a
‘not’
band
‘bind ’, ‘tie’
a + band = aband ‘not tied’
d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this
Spanish abandono
English abandonment
---
Spanish desercion
English desertion
---
Spanish renunciacion
English renunciation |
| abase |
-verb transitive
Spanish abastir
English abase
---
Spanish degradar
English degrade
---
Spanish humiliar
English humiliate |
| abasement |
-noun
Spanish degradacion
English degradation
---
Spanish humillacion
English humiliation |
| abate |
-verb transitive
Spanish reducir |
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