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The words we have an etymology for, grouped by where they came from. Every ancestry percentage on a report divides by this list, not by the word count.

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  • DEEKverbHindi17 findersTo look.
  • DEEMverbProto-Indo-European23 findersTo hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
  • DEEMINGverbOld English10 finderspresent participle and gerund of deem
  • DEEMSTERnounMiddle English1 finderA judge; one who pronounces sentence or doom.
  • DEENnounArabic3 findersreligion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
  • DEENSnounArabic3 findersreligion; religiosity; the way of life of a pious Muslim
  • DEEPadjectiveProto-Indo-European35 findersExtending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
  • DEEPENverb5 findersTo make deep or deeper
  • DEEPENERnoun2 findersOne who, or that which, deepens.
  • DEEPLYadverbOld English18 findersTo a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
  • DEEPWATERadjective2 findersAlternative form of deep-water.
  • DEERnounProto-Indo-European12 findersA ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or
  • DEERFLYnoun2 findersAny of various species of fly which feed on deer, principally in genus Chrysops.
  • DEERLIKEadjective7 findersResembling or characteristic of a deer.
  • DEERSKINnoun7 findersLeather made from deer hide.
  • DEETnoun16 findersAbbreviation of detail.
  • DEETSnoun9 findersDetails.
  • DEFACEverbLatin9 findersTo damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
  • DEFACERnoun1 finderOne who defaces; a vandal.
  • DEFACINGLYadverb3 findersSo as to deface.
  • DEFALCATEverbLatin9 findersTo misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
  • DEFALCATIONnounLatin12 findersThe act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
  • DEFALCATORnoun2 findersA defaulter or embezzler.
  • DEFAMATIONnounLatin32 findersThe act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
  • DEFAMATORYadjectiveLatin38 findersDamaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.
  • DEFAMEverbLatin20 findersTo disgrace; to bring into disrepute.
  • DEFAMERnoun7 findersOne who defames.
  • DEFANGverb29 findersTo remove the fangs from (something).
  • DEFAULTnounLatin8 findersThe condition of failing to meet an obligation.
  • DEFAULTERnoun7 findersOne who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
  • DEFEASIBLEadjectiveLatin1 finderCapable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
  • DEFEATverbMiddle English6 findersTo overcome in battle or contest.
  • DEFEATISMnounFrench18 findersAcceptance of defeat without struggle.
  • DEFEATISTadjectiveFrench6 findersOf or relating to defeatism.
  • DEFECATEverbLatin2 findersTo excrete feces from one's bowels.
  • DEFECATIONnounLatin31 findersThe act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
  • DEFECATORnoun5 findersOne who defecates.
  • DEFECTnounLatin3 findersA fault or malfunction.
  • DEFECTIONnounLatin8 findersAn act or incidence of defecting.
  • DEFECTIVEadjectiveLatin1 finderHaving one or more defects.
  • DEFECTORnounLatin6 findersOne who defects.
  • DEFENCEnounLatin1 finderThe action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
  • DEFENDverbProto-Indo-European3 findersTo ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. To ward off attacks against (something or someone). To ward off attacks from (something or someone).
  • DEFENDANTadjectiveLatin1 finderServing, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.
  • DEFENESTRATEverbLatin92 findersTo eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
  • DEFENSEnounLatin1 finderThe action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
  • DEFENSIBLEadjectiveLatin4 findersCapable of being defended against armed attack.
  • DEFENSIBLYadverb16 findersIn a defensible manner.
  • DEFERverbLatin10 findersTo delay or postpone.
  • DEFERENCEnounFrench6 findersGreat respect.
  • DEFERENTadjective2 findersShowing deference; deferential.
  • DEFERENTIALadjectiveLatin4 findersRespectful and considerate; showing deference.
  • DEFERMENTnoun1 finderAn act or instance of deferring or putting off.
  • DEFIANCEnounOld French18 findersThe feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
  • DEFIANTadjectiveFrench28 findersDefying.
  • DEFIANTLYadverb61 findersIn a defiant manner.
  • DEFIANTNESSnoun1 finderThe state or quality of being defiant.
  • DEFICIENCYnounLatin4 findersInadequacy or incompleteness.
  • DEFICIENTadjectiveLatin9 findersLacking something essential; often construed with in.
  • DEFICIENTLYadverb2 findersIn a deficient manner.
  • DEFICITnounLatin20 findersDeficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
  • DEFILEverbProto-Indo-European26 findersTo make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
  • DEFILEMENTnoun1 finderThe act of defiling.
  • DEFILERnoun25 findersone who defiles.
  • DEFINABLEadjective2 findersAble to be defined.
  • DEFINABLYadverb1 finderIn a definable manner; identifiably.
  • DEFINEverbLatin8 findersTo determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
  • DEFINERnoun3 findersOne who or that which defines something, or provides a definition.
  • DEFINITEadjectiveLatin17 findersHaving distinct limits.
  • DEFINITELYadverb24 findersWithout question and beyond doubt.
  • DEFINITUDEnounLatin1 finderdefiniteness
  • DEFLAGRATEverbLatin8 findersTo burn with intense light and heat. Specifically, to combust subsonically through thermal conduction.
  • DEFLAGRATIONnounLatin13 findersThe act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
  • DEFLATEverbLatin7 findersTo remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre.
  • DEFLATERnoun6 findersAlternative form of deflator.
  • DEFLATIONnoun17 findersAn act or instance of deflating.
  • DEFLATIONARYadjective14 findersAssociated with or tending to cause deflation.
  • DEFLATORnoun4 findersThat which deflates.
  • DEFLECTverbLatin1 finderTo make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
  • DEFLECTIONnounLatin18 findersThe act of deflecting or something deflected.
  • DEFLECTIVEadjective2 findersCausing or relating to deflection.
  • DEFLECTORnoun7 findersSomething which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles.
  • DEFLORATEadjective5 findersPast the flowering state.
  • DEFLORATIONnounLatin5 findersthe act of deflowering
  • DEFLOWERverbLatin48 findersTo take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
  • DEFLUXIONnounLatin6 findersA flowing down; a running down.
  • DEFOCUSverb6 findersTo cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
  • DEFOGverb3 findersTo remove the moisture or fog from.
  • DEFOGGERnoun1 finderSomething or someone that defogs.
  • DEFOLIANTnoun10 findersAn agent used to defoliate plants.
  • DEFOLIATEverb28 findersTo remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
  • DEFOLIATIONnoun11 findersThe separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
  • DEFOLIATORnoun8 findersSomething or someone that defoliates.
  • DEFORCIANTnounOld French1 finderOne who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
  • DEFORESTverb34 findersTo clear (an area) of forest.
  • DEFORESTATIONnoun5 findersThe process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
  • DEFORMadjectiveAncient Greek2 findersHaving an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence, hideous, ugly.
  • DEFORMABLEadjectiveFrench1 finderCapable of being reshaped.
  • DEFORMALISEverb1 finderAlternative spelling of deformalize.
  • DEFORMALIZEverb1 finderTo make informal.

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