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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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  • BAJRAnounHindi3 findersPearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).
  • BAJUnounMalay2 findersA traditional Malay jacket worn with a sarong.
  • BAKEverbProto-Indo-European19 findersTo cook using an oven, especially baked goods. To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
  • BAKEHOUSEnounOld English25 findersA building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.
  • BAKEMEATnounMiddle English1 finderAny baked product (such as a pie)
  • BAKENverbOld English4 findersalternative past participle of bake; baked.
  • BAKERnounProto-Germanic12 findersA person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
  • BAKERYnounDanish40 findersA place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.
  • BAKESHOPnoun6 findersA shop where baked goods are made and sold.
  • BAKESTONEnoun2 findersSynonym of baking stone.
  • BAKEWAREnoun2 findersCooking equipment intended for use inside an oven.
  • BAKINGverbMiddle English11 finderspresent participle and gerund of bake.
  • BALANCEnounLatin8 findersA state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
  • BALANCERnoun4 findersOne who, or that which, balances.
  • BALANITISnoun11 findersInflammation of the glans penis.
  • BALASnounOld English5 findersA type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.
  • BALCONIEDadjective1 finderThat has a balcony attached.
  • BALCONYnounProto-Indo-European16 findersAn accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
  • BALDadjectiveProto-Germanic10 findersHaving little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
  • BALDIEnoun1 finderSomebody who is bald.
  • BALDIERnoun2 findersSomeone who is bald.
  • BALDIESTnoun3 findersSomeone who is bald.
  • BALDISHadjective9 findersSomewhat bald; balding.
  • BALDMONEYSnounLatin1 finderMeum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.
  • BALDPATEnoun4 findersA bald-headed person.
  • BALDRICnounLatin47 findersA broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hol
  • BALDYnoun12 findersSomeone who is bald.
  • BALEnounProto-Germanic30 findersEvil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
  • BALEENnounAncient Greek153 finderskeratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
  • BALEFIREnounOld English13 findersA bonfire, any large outdoor fire (for example those used in a funeral pyre, or in witches' rituals).
  • BALEFULadjectiveOld English17 findersPortending evil; ominous.
  • BALERnoun12 findersA machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.
  • BALISAURnounHindi5 findersA badger-like animal of India, Arctonyx collaris, the sand bear.
  • BALKnounProto-Germanic87 findersAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  • BALKERnoun17 findersSomeone or something that balks; a naysayer.
  • BALKILYadverb1 finderIn a balky manner.
  • BALKINGverb75 finderspresent participle and gerund of balk
  • BALKYadjective43 findersRefusing to proceed or cooperate.
  • BALLnounProto-Indo-European3 findersA solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
  • BALLADEnounFrench1 finderAny of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements.
  • BALLASTnounMiddle English12 findersHeavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
  • BALLERnoun1 finderA kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.
  • BALLERINAnounItalian2 findersA ballet dancer A female ballet dancer. Ellipsis of prima ballerina (“the star female ballet performer in the company”).
  • BALLETnounLatin1 finderA classical form of dance.
  • BALLETICadjective6 findersPertaining to or suitable for ballet.
  • BALLISTAnounAncient Greek2 findersAn ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.
  • BALLIUMnounLatin1 finderSynonym of bailey (“fortification”).
  • BALLOONnounProto-Indo-European2 findersAn inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
  • BALLOONISTnoun7 findersA person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.
  • BALLOTnounProto-Germanic1 finderA small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
  • BALLROOMnoun1 finderA large room used for dancing and banquets.
  • BALLSYadjective3 findersTough and courageous; having balls.
  • BALLYadjective2 findersBloody .
  • BALLYHOOnounIrish7 findersSensational or clamorous advertising or publicity.
  • BALLYHOOEDadjective5 findersSensationalized; presented with grand claims.
  • BALMnounAncient Greek38 findersAny of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
  • BALMORALnoun2 findersA Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet.
  • BALMYadjective66 findersProducing balm.
  • BALNEARYnounAncient Greek10 findersA room for bathing.
  • BALONEYnoun98 findersA type of sausage; bologna.
  • BALSAnounSpanish19 findersA large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
  • BALSAMnounAncient Greek68 findersA sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
  • BALSAMICadjectiveFrench37 findersProducing balsam.
  • BALSAMYadjective2 findersLike balsam, as of balsam.
  • BALSAWOODnoun15 findersThe wood of the balsa tree.
  • BALTInounUrdu3 findersA large iron pan having two handles, especially used in Pakistani cuisine
  • BALUNnoun7 findersAn electronic device for connecting a balanced transmission line to an unbalanced one.
  • BALUSTERnounAncient Greek37 findersA short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony.
  • BALUSTEREDadjectiveFrench6 findersHaving one or more balusters.
  • BALUSTRADEnounAncient Greek130 findersA row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
  • BALZARINEnoun1 finderA lightweight fabric made from cotton and wool, used for summer dresses.
  • BAMBOOnounDutch2 findersAny of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
  • BAMPOTnoun27 findersAn idiot; an objectionable and foolish person.
  • BANALadjectiveProto-Germanic105 findersCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
  • BANALISEverb2 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of banalize.
  • BANALITYnounFrench157 findersThe quality of being banal.
  • BANALIZEverb1 finderTo make banal or commonplace.
  • BANALLYadverb2 findersIn a banal, trite or boring manner.
  • BANAUSICadjectiveAncient Greek9 findersOf or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.
  • BANCnounOld French25 findersA bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
  • BANCOadjectiveLatin18 findersBeing or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.
  • BANDnounProto-Indo-European18 findersA strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to b
  • BANDAnounSpanish9 findersA style of Mexican brass band music, emerged in the 19th century.
  • BANDAGEnounFrench12 findersA strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
  • BANDAGERnoun5 findersOne who applies a bandage.
  • BANDARnounHindi1 finderA rhesus macaque.
  • BANDARInounPersian1 finderA kind of rhythmic dance music originating from the Iranian side of the Persian Gulf.
  • BANDEAUnounOld French17 findersA band for the hair.
  • BANDEAUXnounFrench6 findersplural of bandeau
  • BANDELETnounFrench2 findersA small band or fillet; any little band or flat moulding, compassing a column, like a ring.
  • BANDERnoun6 findersSomeone who bands birds.
  • BANDFISHnoun2 findersAny of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
  • BANDHnounSanskrit1 finderA general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work.
  • BANDICOOTnoun79 findersAny of various small marsupials of Australia and New Guinea, some with distinctive long snouts, of the family Peramelidae.
  • BANDIESTadjective14 finderssuperlative form of bandy: most bandy
  • BANDITnounLatin62 findersOne who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
  • BANDITOnounItalian43 findersA bandit, particularly of the type associated with Mexico.
  • BANDITRYnoun33 findersActs characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.
  • BANDMASTERnoun1 finderThe conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass band or military band.
  • BANDOLEROnounSpanish5 findersAn outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.

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