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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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  • ASHCAKEnoun1 finderA johnnycake.
  • ASHCANnoun8 findersA container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
  • ASHENadjectiveOld English66 findersMade from the wood of the ash-tree.
  • ASHERYnoun2 findersA depository for ashes.
  • ASHETnounFrench4 findersA large, shallow, oval dish used for serving food.
  • ASHINEadjective3 findersShining; radiant; bright
  • ASHIVERadjective4 findersShivering.
  • ASHLARnounLatin13 findersMasonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.
  • ASHLAREDadjective1 finderBuilt with ashlars.
  • ASHMANnoun2 findersOne employed to collect ash.
  • ASHOREadverb16 findersOn the land as opposed to onboard.
  • ASHPLANTnoun4 findersAn ash sapling.
  • ASHRAMnounSanskrit71 findersA secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.
  • ASHRAMITEnoun2 findersA person who stays at an ashram
  • ASHTRAYnounGerman13 findersA receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.
  • ASHYadjectiveMiddle English14 findersResembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.
  • ASIAGOnounItalian30 findersA hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan.
  • ASIDEadverbOld English3 findersTo or on one side so as to be out of the way.
  • ASININEadjectiveLatin15 findersVery foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
  • ASKANCEadverbOld French177 findersOf a glance or look: with disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
  • ASKANTadverb9 findersAslant; to one side, askance.
  • ASKARInounArabic3 findersA member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.
  • ASKEDverb2 finderssimple past and past participle of ask
  • ASKEWadjective288 findersTurned or twisted to one side.
  • ASKINGverbOld English3 finderspresent participle of ask
  • ASLAKEverbOld English1 finderTo abate; diminish.
  • ASLANTadverbProto-Indo-European8 findersAt or on a slant; in a slanting or sloping direction.
  • ASLEEPadjectiveMiddle English3 findersIn a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
  • ASLOPEadjectiveMiddle English3 findersSlanted, sloping.
  • ASMOULDERadjective1 findersmouldering
  • ASOCIALadjectiveGerman17 findersNot social, not relating to society.
  • ASPARTICadjective10 findersOf or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives
  • ASPECTnounLatin7 findersAny specific feature, part, or element of something.
  • ASPECTEDadjective4 findersSubject to a particular planetary aspect.
  • ASPECTUALadjectiveLatin4 findersOf or pertaining to an aspect.
  • ASPENadjectiveMiddle English16 findersPertaining to the aspen tree.
  • ASPERadjectiveLatin9 findersRough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
  • ASPERATEverbLatin12 findersTo make rough or harsh.
  • ASPERGEverbLatin10 findersTo sprinkle.
  • ASPERITYnounProto-Indo-European44 findersThe quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; a protruding or rough area or point on a surface; a protrusion.
  • ASPERMIAnoun5 findersA form of infertility associated with a inability to produce semen.
  • ASPHALTnounAncient Greek43 findersA sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in
  • ASPHALTERnoun2 findersOne who pours or works with asphalt.
  • ASPHALTICadjective2 findersResembling, containing, or relating to asphalt or bitumen.
  • ASPHERICadjective7 findersaspherical
  • ASPHERICALadjective18 findersNot spherical or nearly spherical.
  • ASPHODELnounAncient Greek50 findersAny of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.
  • ASPHYXIAnounAncient Greek26 findersLoss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
  • ASPHYXIALadjective15 findersOf or relating to asphyxia.
  • ASPHYXIATEverb42 findersTo smother or suffocate someone.
  • ASPHYXIATINGadjective18 findersCausing asphyxiation; depriving living beings of the ability to breathe.
  • ASPHYXIATIONnoun36 findersDeath due to lack of oxygen.
  • ASPHYXIATORnoun18 findersOne who or that which asphyxiates.
  • ASPICnounLatin327 findersA meat or fish jelly.
  • ASPIDIUMnounAncient Greek2 findersSynonym of dryopteris: a member of a certain genus of ferns, including the male fern.
  • ASPIRANTnounFrench31 findersSomeone who aspires (for high office, etc.)
  • ASPIRATEnounLatin53 findersThe puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
  • ASPIRATIONnoun47 findersThe act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
  • ASPIREverbLatin20 findersTo have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
  • ASPIRINnounGerman8 findersan analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
  • ASPIRINGLYadverb7 findersIn an aspiring manner.
  • ASPLENIUMnounAncient Greek1 finderSynonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
  • ASPROnoun1 finderassociate professor
  • ASQUATadjective1 findersquatting
  • ASQUINTadjectiveMiddle English10 findersLooking sideways, as though warily.
  • ASSEMBLYnounOld French2 findersA set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
  • ASSENTERnoun1 finderOne who assents.
  • ASSIGNERnoun1 finderOne who, or that which, assigns.
  • ASSUETUDEnounLatin1 finderAccustomedness; habit.
  • ASTABLEadjective1 finderNot stable.
  • ASTELICadjective2 findersLacking steles.
  • ASTERnounAncient Greek67 findersAny of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
  • ASTERIDnoun15 findersAlternative spelling of asteroid (starfish).
  • ASTERISMnounAncient Greek9 findersAn unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
  • ASTERNadverb19 findersBehind ; in the rear.
  • ASTERNALadjective3 findersNot sternal; that do not join the sternum.
  • ASTEROIDnounAncient Greek53 findersA naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.
  • ASTEROIDALadjective19 findersOf or pertaining to an asteroid.
  • ASTEROIDEANnoun1 finderAny starfish of the class Asteroidea
  • ASTHENIAnounAncient Greek11 findersWeakness; loss of strength.
  • ASTHENICadjective9 findersCharacterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.
  • ASTHMAnounAncient Greek55 findersA long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms in
  • ASTIGMIAnounAncient Greek2 findersastigmatism
  • ASTILBEnoun16 findersAny species, subspecies, cultivar, or specimen of the genus Astilbe.
  • ASTIRadjective12 findersIn motion; characterized by motion.
  • ASTONIEDverbLatin6 finderssimple past and past participle of astony
  • ASTONYverbOld French1 finderTo astound; to paralyse, to stun.
  • ASTOOPadverb2 findersIn a stooping or inclined position.
  • ASTOUNDverbMiddle English86 findersTo astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
  • ASTRALadjectiveAncient Greek39 findersRelating to or resembling the stars; starry.
  • ASTRANDadjective1 finderResting on the bed of a body of water rather than floating; on or onto a shore or beach.
  • ASTRAPHOBEnounAncient Greek6 findersSomeone suffering from astraphobia.
  • ASTRAYadverbLatin3 findersAway from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.
  • ASTRIDEadverb53 findersWith one’s legs on either side.
  • ASTROBLEMEnounAncient Greek4 findersA pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.
  • ASTROCYTEnoun5 findersA neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain, which forms the blood-brain barrier, among other functions.
  • ASTRODOMEnoun6 findersA transparent dome in the fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft through which navigational observations may be made
  • ASTROIDnounAncient Greek18 findersA hypocycloid with four cusps.
  • ASTROLABEnounAncient Greek88 findersAn astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
  • ASTROLOGICadjectiveLatin62 findersArchaic form of astrological.

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