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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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  • FOOTRACEnoun3 findersA race run on foot.
  • FOOTSIEnoun25 findersA flirting game where two people touch their feet together, under a table or otherwise concealed, as a romantic prelude.
  • FOOTWEARnoun6 findersAccesories or clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
  • FOOZLEverb6 findersTo do (something) awkwardly or clumsily; to bungle.
  • FOOZLERnoun1 finderOne who bungles; a maker of mistakes.
  • FOOZLINGSverb1 finderTo do (something) awkwardly or clumsily; to bungle.
  • FOPPERYnoun20 findersThe dress or actions of a fop.
  • FOPPISHadjective46 findersLike a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance; vain and showy.
  • FOPPISHLYadverb70 findersIn a foppish way.
  • FOPSnoun72 findersplural of fop
  • FORAnounLatin44 findersplural of forum
  • FORAGEnounProto-Indo-European75 findersFodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.
  • FORAGERnoun1 finderAn animal or person who forages.
  • FORAMnoun7 findersA foraminifer.
  • FORAMENnounLatin82 findersAn opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
  • FORAMINALadjectiveLatin6 findersRelating to the foramen.
  • FORAMINATEDadjectiveLatin1 finderHaving a small opening, or foramina.
  • FORANEadjective1 finderObsolete form of foreign.
  • FORASMUCHadverbMiddle English3 findersInasmuch, seeing (that).
  • FORAYnounProto-Indo-European44 findersA sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
  • FORAYERnoun1 finderOne who makes or joins in a foray.
  • FORBnounAncient Greek23 findersAny nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
  • FORBEARverbProto-Germanic1 finderTo keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
  • FORBIDverbProto-Germanic17 findersTo disallow; to proscribe.
  • FORBODEnounProto-Indo-European16 findersA forbidding, a prohibition; a command forbidding a thing.
  • FORBYadjectiveMiddle Low German15 findersUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
  • FORCEnounProto-Indo-European15 findersAbility to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
  • FORCEABLEadjective2 findersObsolete form of forcible (“able to be forced”).
  • FORCEDLYadverb1 finderIn a manner that is, or seems, forced.
  • FORCEFULadjective2 findersCapable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
  • FORCEFULLYadverb6 findersWith either physical or coercive force; in a forceful manner; vigorously; powerfully.
  • FORCEFULNESSnoun5 findersThe characteristic or quality of being forceful
  • FORCEMEATnounFrench13 findersAn emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up al
  • FORCEPSnounLatin116 findersAn instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
  • FORCEPSLIKEadjective6 findersResembling a forceps.
  • FORCIBLEadjectiveOld French5 findersDone by force, forced.
  • FORCIBLENESSnoun2 findersThe quality of being forcible.
  • FORCIBLYadverbMiddle English17 findersIn a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
  • FORCINGnoun5 findersThe act by which someone or something is forced.
  • FORCINGLYadverb4 findersBy means of force.
  • FORCIPATEadjectiveLatin7 findersHaving a forceps-like structure.
  • FORCIPATEDadjectiveLatin3 findersSynonym of forcipal (“forceps-shaped”).
  • FORDnounProto-Indo-European9 findersA location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through
  • FORDABLEadjective5 findersAble to be forded.
  • FORDOverbGerman3 findersTo kill, destroy.
  • FORDONEverbProto-Germanic1 findersimple past and past participle of fordo
  • FOREadjective25 findersFormer; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
  • FOREBAYnounMiddle English5 findersAn artificial pool of water ahead of a larger body of water.
  • FOREBODEverbOld English13 findersTo predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).
  • FOREBODINGnounMiddle English34 findersA sense of evil to come.
  • FOREBODINGLYadverb11 findersIn a foreboding manner.
  • FOREBODYnounMiddle English3 findersThe forepart of a vehicle; foreside.
  • FOREBRAINnoun1 finderThe anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
  • FORECASTverbMiddle English15 findersTo estimate how something will be in the future.
  • FORECASTINGverb22 finderspresent participle and gerund of forecast
  • FORECASTLEnounMiddle English120 findersA raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.
  • FORECLOSEverbOld English2 findersTo repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
  • FORECLOSUREnoun2 findersThe proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
  • FORECLOTHnoun1 finderantependium
  • FOREDECKnoun6 findersThe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.
  • FOREGOverbOld English24 findersTo precede, to go before.
  • FOREGUTnoun3 findersThe anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals.
  • FOREHANDnoun5 findersA stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
  • FOREHEADnounGerman7 findersThe part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
  • FOREIGNadjectiveLatin79 findersLocated outside a country or place, especially one's own.
  • FOREIGNISMnoun4 findersA tendency to favor what is foreign.
  • FOREIGNLYadverb8 findersIn a foreign manner.
  • FOREJUDGEverbMiddle English4 findersAlternative form of forjudge.
  • FOREKNOWverbOld English4 findersTo have knowledge of beforehand.
  • FORELnounOld French3 findersA kind of coarse parchment for book covers; a forrill.
  • FORELANDnounMiddle English1 finderA headland.
  • FORELAYverb1 finderTo lay down beforehand
  • FORELEGnoun3 findersEither of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal such as a horse, or towards the front of a many-legged animal such as most insects, or of a piece of furniture, etc
  • FORELIMBnoun4 findersThe anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal
  • FORELOCKnounOld English6 findersThe part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
  • FOREMANnounMiddle English30 findersA workplace leader. The leader of a work crew. The boss or manager of a particular workplace or section of a workplace, particularly a factory.
  • FOREMANSHIPnoun5 findersThe position of a foreman.
  • FOREMASTnoun21 findersThe mast nearest the bow, on a sailing ship with more than one mast or a non-sailing ship with any masts; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
  • FOREMILKnoun2 findersThe first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.
  • FOREMOSTadjectiveProto-Indo-European21 findersPositioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward.
  • FORENAMEDadjectiveMiddle English3 finderspreviously named; aforementioned
  • FORENIGHTnounOld English5 findersThe evening time, between twilight and bedtime.
  • FORENSICadjectiveLatin146 findersRelating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
  • FORENSICALadjectiveLatin10 findersforensic
  • FORENSICALLYadverb7 findersIn a forensic manner.
  • FORENSICSnoun9 findersThe study of formal debate; rhetoric.
  • FOREPASTadjective2 findersThat has passed; bygone.
  • FOREPAWnoun4 findersEither of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.
  • FOREPEAKnoun1 finderThe part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow.
  • FOREPLAYnoun29 findersThe acts at the beginning of a (usually human) sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.
  • FORESAIDadjectiveMiddle English5 findersAforesaid; aforementioned.
  • FORESAILnoun16 findersThe lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
  • FORESAYverbOld English6 findersTo say beforehand; predict; foretell.
  • FORESEEABILITYnoun1 finderThe quality of being foreseeable; predictability.
  • FORESEEABLEadjective3 findersAble to be foreseen or anticipated.
  • FORESEEINGverb2 finderspresent participle and gerund of foresee
  • FORESHADOWverb44 findersTo suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage.
  • FORESHADOWERnoun1 finderOne who or that which foreshadows.
  • FORESHADOWINGnoun93 findersSynonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically , a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to c
  • FORESHANKnoun2 findersThe upper part of the foreleg of cattle.

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