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Word	Origins
abdicate	-verb transitive Spanish *abdicar* French *abdiquer* English *abdicate* --- Spanish *renunciar* English *renounce*
abdication	-noun Spanish *abdicacion* English *abdication* --- Spanish *renuncia* English *renunciation*
abdomen	-noun Spanish *abdomen* French *abdomen* English *abdomen* --- Indian Urdu *batan* Hebrew *beten* singular *betaneem* plural
abdominal	-adjective Spanish *abdominal* English *abdominal*
abduction	-noun Spanish *abduccion* English *abduction*
Aber	Confluence of waters Eg. Beginning of Scottish cities *Aber*deen, *Aber*ystwyth 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
aberration	-noun Spanish *abberracion* English *aberration*
abeyance	-noun Russian *paooza* ‘pause’ euskara (Basque) *pausarte* ‘pause’ English *pause* --- Spanish *suspension* English *suspension*
abhor	-verb transitive Indian Urdu *nafrath karna* Turkish *nefret* ‘hate’, ‘hatred’ --- French *abhorrer* English *abhor* --- French *detester* English *detest*
abhorrence	-noun Indian Urdu *nafrat* h Turkish *nefret* ‘hate’, ‘hatred’ --- Spanish *aborre*cimiento English *abhorrence*
abhorrent	-adjective Spanish *aborre*cible English *abhorrent*
abide	-verb intransitive Indian Tamil *iru* ‘be’ euskara (Basque) *iraun* ‘abiding’
abiding	-adjective Indian Tamil *iru* ‘be’ euskara (Basque) *irau*teko ‘abiding’
ability	-noun euskara (Basque) *abilezia* *abilitate* *abilt*asun English *ability* French habilite --- Indian Tamil *thakudi* d is our symbol for soft d sound as in this Indian Urdu *taaqat* Arabic *takht* ‘throne’ --- French *capacite* English *capacity*
Abimelech	-noun Hebrew ‘father of a king’ Derives from Indian Urdu *abbu* ‘father’ Indian Hindi/Urdu *maalik* ‘lord’, ‘master’ Indian *abbu* + Indian *maalik* = Hebrew *Abimelech*
abjure	-verb transitive Spanish *abjurar* English *abjure*
ablative (grammar)	-adjective euskara (Basque) *ablatibo* English *ablative*
ablaze	-adjective Indian Tamil *sudu* ‘heat’ euskara (Basque) *sutsu* ‘ablaze’
ablaze	-predicate Indian Sanskrit *Agni* ‘god of fire’ Russian okhvachenniyo ognyom ‘ablaze’
able	-adjective French *capable* English *capable*
ably	-adverb Spanish *competentemente* English *competent*
Abner	-noun Indian Urdu *abbu* ‘father’ Indian Urdu *noor* ‘light’ Hebrew *Abner* ‘father of light’ Indian *abbu* + Indian *noor* = Hebrew *Abner*
abnormal	-noun Russian nenormalniy euskara (Basque) *anormal* Spanish *anormal* English *abnormal* Hebrew lo-*normalee*
abnormally	-adverb Russian nenormalnost euskara (Basque) *exnormalki* English *abnormally*
aboard	-adverb French *a bord* English *aboard*
aboard (to go aboard)	-verb imperfect Spanish *embarc*arse English *embark*
abode	-noun Indian Tamil *manai ‘house’ Hebrew maon* ‘abode’ Latin *mansioa* ‘large house’ English *manor ‘large house’ man*sion ‘large house’ --- Spanish *habitacion* English *habitation* --- Spanish *residencia* English *recidence*
abolish	-verb transitive Indian Tamil *kenhdu* po ‘take away’ (po means ‘go’) euskara (Basque) *kendu* ‘abolish’ nh is our symbol for a cerebral sound unique to Indian languages. Try to pronounce n with your tongue touching the roof of your mouth, not back of your teeth. Since euskara (Basque) does not have this unique sound, simple n sound is used. --- Spanish *abolir* French *abolir* English *abolish* Spanish *anular* English *annul*
abominable	-adjective Spanish *abominable* French *abominable* English *abominable* --- Spanish *horrible* English *horrible* --- Spanish *repugnante* English *repugnant*
abominate	-verb transitive Spanish *abominar* English *abominate* --- Indian Urdu *nafrath karna* Turkish *nefret* ‘hate’, ‘hatred’

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