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Word	Origins
abomination	noun Spanish *abominacion* English *abomination* --- Spanish *horror* English *horror*
aboriginal	-adjective Russian *aborigen* ‘aborigines’ Spanish *aborigen* English *aboriginal* --- Indian Sanskrit *jaathi* ‘caste’ euskara (Basque) *jatorrizko* ‘aboriginal’ --- Spanish *primitivo* English *primitive*
aborigines	-noun Russian *aborigen* Spanish *aborigines* English *aborigines*
abort	-verb intransitive Russian *abort* ‘abortion’ Spanish *abortar* English *abort*
abortion	-noun Russian *abort* Spanish *aborto* English *abortion*
abound	-verb intransitive Spanish *abundar* French *abonder* (de) English *abound*
above	-adverb Indian Hindi/Urdu *oopar* ‘above’ Greek *epir* German *uber* --- Indian Tamil *mayl* Hebrew le-ma‘*lah*
above (from above)	(from) above adverb Indian Tamil *mayl* ‘above’ Hebrew *mee-le-ma‘lah* ‘from above’
above (superior to)	-adverb Spanish *superior a* English *superior*
above (superior)	-adverb Spanish *superior* English *superior*
abrasion (geological)	-noun Spanish *denudacion* English *denudation*
abridge	-verb transitive Indian Tamil *surukkam ‘abbreviation’ (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is surukk) Russian sokra*tit ‘abbreviation’ --- Spanish *abreviar* English *abridge* --- Spanish *reducir* English *reduce* --- Spanish *condensar* English *condense*
abridgement	-noun Indian Tamil *surukkam ‘abbreviation’ (am is a suffix for nouns. The basic word is surukk) Russian sokra*shchenie ‘abridgement’
abroad (to go abroad with rumo	to go abroad (with rumors etc) Spanish *propagarse* English *propagate* --- Spanish *rumor*earse English *rumor*
abrogation	-noun Spanish *abrogacion* English *abrogation* --- Spanish *anulacion* English *annulation*
abrupt	-adjective Spanish *abrupto* English *abrupt*
abscess	-noun Russian *abstsess* Spanish *abscesso* English *abscess*
abscond	-verb intransitive Spanish *evadirse* English *evade* --- Spanish *escaparse* English *escape*
absence (lack)	noun Spanish *falta* English *fault* -- French *absence* English *absence*
absence (military)	-noun Spanish *licensia* English *license* --- Spanish *permiso* English *permission*
absence (of mind)	-noun Spanish *abstraccion* English *abstraction*
absent	-adjective French *absent* English *absent*
absentmindedness	-noun Spanish *abstraccion* English *abstraction*
Absinthe	-noun wormwood Arabic *afsinteen* euskara (Basque) *azantzio* English *Absinthe*
absolute	-adjective Russian *absolyut*niyo Spanish *absoluto* English *absolute* French *absolu* --- Spanish *puro* English *pure*
absolutely	-adverb Russian *absolyutno English absolutely*
absolution	-noun Indian Urdu mubaarak ‘auspicious’, ‘blessed’ Arabic barkat ‘auspicious’, ‘blessed’ euskara (Basque) *barkamen* ‘absolution’
absolve	-verb transitive Spanish *absolver* English *absolve* --- Indian Urdu mubaarak ‘auspicious’, ‘blessed’ Arabic barkat ‘auspicious’, ‘blessed’ euskara (Basque) *barkatu* ‘absolve’ --- French *pardonner* English *pardon*
absorb	-verb transitive Indian Sanskrit *apa* ‘water’ Indian Urdu *aab* and Arabic ab ‘water’ (Arabic has no p sound) Latin prefix ab- is used for liquids Arabic *zurb* ‘suck up’ Arabic ab (from Indian *apa) + Arabic zurb* = English *absorb* Spanish *absorber* French *absorber* English *absorb*
absorbent	-adjective Indian Sanskrit *apa* ‘water’ Indian Urdu *aab* and Arabic ab ‘water’ (Arabic has no p sound) Latin prefix ab- is used for liquids Arabic *zurb* ‘suck up’ Arabic ab (from Indian *apa) + Arabic zurb* = English *absorb* Spanish *absorbente* English *absorbment*

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