Word Origins
Words starting with s
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| soap |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu word for it
is saaboon. |
| soap |
Georgian (Kartuli ena) saponi |
| soapiness |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu saaboon
means ‘soap’.
Greek saponi ‘soap’(
b sound changes to p) derives from
it.
English saponacity
‘soapiness’ also derives from it. |
| soapwort |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu saaboon
means ‘soap’.
Greek saponi ‘soap’(
b sound changes to p) derives from
it. |
| soapwort |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu saaboon
means ‘soap’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) saponi
‘soap’ derives from it.
Georgia was a state of the
former Russian union USSR. |
| soapy |
-adjective
Indian Hindi/Urdu saaboon
means ‘soap’.
Greek saponi ‘soap’(
b sound changes to p) derives from
it. |
| soccer |
Russian footbol
English football |
| social |
Georgian (Kartuli ena) sotsialuri |
| social grace |
-noun
Indian Urdu aadaab
means ‘culture’, ‘manners’.
Arabic adab ‘social
grace’ derives from it.
d is our simple symbol for soft d sound as in this. |
| socialism |
Georgian (Kartuli ena) sotsializmi |
| socialist |
-socialist adjective
Georgian (Kartuli ena) sotsialisturi |
| socialist |
Georgian (Kartuli ena) sotsialisti |
| sofa |
-noun
Indian word for it is divan.
Ladino divan derives
from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe. |
| sofa |
Indian divaan
Russian divaan |
| soft |
-adjective
Arabic soof means
‘wool’..
English soft derives
from it. |
| soldier |
Russian soldat
Spanish
English soldier |
| sole (of shoe) |
Indian Sanskrit paadah
‘foot’
Russian podoshva ‘sole’ |
| soliloquy |
Russian monolog
English monologue |
| solo |
Russian solo
English solo |
| son |
Indian Hindi bachcha
Georgian (Kartuli ena) bichi
---
Russian syn
English son
|
| sonata |
Russian sonaata
English sonata |
| song |
-noun, singular
Indian Hindi sangeeth means ‘song’
English song derives from it. |
| song |
Indian Sanskrit geethaa
geethi |
| song bird |
-noun
Indian Hindi sangeeth means ‘song’
English song bird derives from it. |
| song book |
-noun
Indian Hindi sangeeth means ‘song’
English song book derives from it. |
| song festival |
-noun
Indian Hindi sangeeth means ‘song’
English song festival derives from it. |
| Song of Solomon |
-noun
A Book of the Bible in the Old Testament
Indian Hindi sangeeth means ‘song’
English Song of Solomon derives from it. |
| Song of Songs |
-noun
A Book of the Bible in the Old Testament
Indian Hindi sangeeth means
‘song’
English Song of Songs derives from it. |
| song writer |
-noun
Indian Hindi sangeeth means ‘song’
English song writer derives from it. |
| songster |
-noun
Indian Hindi sangeeth means ‘song’
English songster derives from it. |
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