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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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  • GAREFOWLnounFrench3 findersThe great auk.
  • GARFISHnounMiddle English29 findersAny fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
  • GARGETnounOld French1 finderAn inflammation on a cow's or sheep's udder; synonym of mastitis.
  • GARGLEverbOld French3 findersTo clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs.
  • GARGLERnoun4 findersOne who gargles.
  • GARGOYLEnounLatin7 findersA carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
  • GARGOYLEDadjective2 findersHaving gargoyles carved into it
  • GARGOYLISMnoun1 finderthe dysmorphic facial features found in Hurler's syndrome and Hunter syndrome, characterized by thickened gingiva (gums) and upturned nose
  • GARIBALDInounItalian12 findersa biscuit consisting of currants squashed between layers of flaky pastry.
  • GARISHadjectiveProto-Indo-European387 findersOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
  • GARISHEDadjectiveProto-Indo-European20 findersOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
  • GARISHLYadverb272 findersIn a garish manner.
  • GARLANDnounProto-Germanic14 findersA circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
  • GARLICnounOld English31 findersA plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
  • GARLICKEDadjective7 findersFlavoured with garlic.
  • GARLICKYadjective26 findersTasting or smelling of garlic.
  • GARMENTnounFrankish19 findersA single article of clothing.
  • GARMENTEDadjective6 findersWearing a garment; attired.
  • GARNnounProto-Germanic7 findersYarn (twisted fibers for weaving) or worsted (woolen yarn).
  • GARNERnounLatin2 findersA granary; a store of grain.
  • GARNETnounOld French32 findersA hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
  • GARNISHverbProto-Indo-European63 findersTo decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
  • GARNISHEEnoun23 findersThe person whose money is garnished.
  • GARNITUREnounFrankish1 finderSomething that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment
  • GARRETEDadjective1 finderProtected by turrets.
  • GARRISONnounGerman3 findersA permanent military post.
  • GARROTnounFrench1 finderA stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.
  • GARROTEnounSpanish2 findersAn iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.
  • GARTHnounOld English20 findersA grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
  • GARUDAnounSanskrit8 findersA large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.
  • GARUMnounAncient Greek117 findersA fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome.
  • GARVEYnoun3 findersA type of boat which was originally flat-bottomed, reminiscent of a sled, and historically sailed around New Jersey.
  • GASCONADEnounFrench26 findersBoastful talk.
  • GASCONADERnoun4 findersA great boaster; a blusterer.
  • GASEOUSadjective2 findersRelating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).
  • GASHnounAncient Greek29 findersA deep cut.
  • GASHERnoun15 findersOne who gashes.
  • GASHLYadjective3 findersGhastly, horrible.
  • GASHOLDERnoun3 findersA large cylindrical tank used for storing gas, especially town gas (1870s-1940s) or natural gas (1950s-present). Types include one with telescopic sections with wet seals in betwee
  • GASIFIABLEadjective2 findersCapable of being gasified.
  • GASIFIERnoun2 findersAn apparatus used to perform gasification.
  • GASIFORMadjective3 findersHaving the form of a gas; gaseous.
  • GASIFYverb7 findersTo convert into a gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes; to become a gas or aeriform fluid.
  • GASKETnounOld French119 findersA length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
  • GASKINnoun10 findersTrousers, hose.
  • GASLITadjective70 findersIlluminated by burning gas.
  • GASMANnoun2 findersA worker for a company that supplies gas (in the sense of the gaseous fuel), especially one who visits premises to read the meter, test appliances etc.
  • GASOGENEnoun1 finderA type of Victorian seltzer bottle, consisting of two mesh-encased glass globes arranged so that a reaction between tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate produced carbon dioxide gas
  • GASOHOLnoun2 findersGasoline mixed with ethyl alcohol (ethanol).
  • GASOLINEnoun47 findersA flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
  • GASOMETERnounFrench8 findersAn apparatus used to store or measure gas or the flow of gas, particularly in a laboratory setting.
  • GASOMETRICadjective1 finderOf or relating to gasometry or gasometrics
  • GASPverbDanish18 findersTo draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
  • GASPERnoun17 findersA person or animal that gasps.
  • GASPYadjective4 findersResembling or characterised by gasps.
  • GASSERnoun1 finderOne who gasses, or poisons with gas.
  • GASSYadjective1 finderHaving the nature of, or containing, gas.
  • GASTverbProto-Germanic37 findersTo frighten.
  • GASTERnounAncient Greek27 findersThe stomach.
  • GASTRECTOMYnounAncient Greek11 findersA surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
  • GASTRICadjectiveAncient Greek192 findersOf or relating to the stomach.
  • GASTRINnounAncient Greek11 findersA hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach
  • GASTROCNEMIUSnounAncient Greek6 findersThe muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
  • GASTROCOLICadjective1 finderRelating to the gastrointestinal tract and the colon.
  • GASTRODUODENALadjective7 findersRelating to, or connecting the stomach and the duodenum
  • GASTROLITHnoun3 findersA stone or rock ingested by certain animals and retained in their digestive tract, particularly the gizzard, in order to assist in grinding food or serve other functions like balla
  • GASTROLOGYnounAncient Greek6 findersthe scientific study of the stomach
  • GASTROMANCYnoun10 findersDivination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly.
  • GASTRONOMEnounFrench23 findersa lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
  • GASTRONOMICadjectiveFrench138 findersOf or pertaining to gastronomy.
  • GASTRONOMYnounAncient Greek169 findersThe art of preparing and eating good food.
  • GASTROPODnounAncient Greek91 findersAny member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
  • GASTROPUBnoun49 findersA public house that serves high-quality food.
  • GASTROTOMYnoun2 findersAny form of incision into the stomach.
  • GASTRULAnounLatin11 findersA stage in the development of embryos of most animals consisting of a three-layered sac of ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
  • GATEnounProto-Germanic26 findersA doorlike structure outside a house.
  • GATEAUnounFrench44 findersA rich, usually iced, cake.
  • GATECRASHverb1 finderTo attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
  • GATEFOLDnoun4 findersA document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle
  • GATEHOUSEnoun9 findersA lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
  • GATEKEEPERnoun3 findersA person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
  • GATELIKEadjective21 findersResembling or characteristic of a gate.
  • GATEMANnoun1 finderA gatekeeper; a person who guards a gate.
  • GATERnoun9 findersA mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal while the circuit is not in use.
  • GATEWAYnoun15 findersA passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
  • GATHERverbProto-Indo-European14 findersTo collect normally separate things.
  • GATORnoun23 findersAlligator.
  • GATVOLadjectiveAfrikaans2 findersCompletely fed up; very upset.
  • GAUCHEadjectiveProto-Germanic400 findersAwkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
  • GAUCHELYadverb60 findersIn a gauche manner.
  • GAUCHERIEnounFrench21 findersA socially tactless or awkward act.
  • GAUCHOnounSpanish94 findersA cowboy of the South American pampas.
  • GAUDnounMiddle English27 findersA cheap showy trinket
  • GAUDEAMUSnounLatin2 findersA students' merrymaking.
  • GAUDILYadverb53 findersIn a gaudy manner.
  • GAUDINESSnoun1 finderPretension in appearance; looking overly and distastefully adorned.
  • GAUDYadjectiveMiddle Dutch151 findersVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
  • GAUFFERverbGerman5 findersTo plait, crimp, or flute
  • GAUFREnounFrench8 findersA waffle (flat pastry).
  • GAUGEnounProto-Indo-European1 finderA measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard

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