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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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  • CATHOODnoun3 findersThe state or time of being a cat.
  • CATHOODSnoun1 finderThe state or time of being a cat.
  • CATHOUSEnoun7 findersA brothel.
  • CATIONnounAncient Greek150 findersA positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
  • CATJANGnoun3 findersA cowpea native to Africa, Vigna unguiculata, sometimes Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica, a densely-branched shrubby perennial grown for animal fodder or food.
  • CATKINnounMiddle Dutch16 findersA type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
  • CATLIKEadjective90 findersResembling a cat; feline.
  • CATLINGnoun2 findersA little cat; a kitten.
  • CATMINTnounOld English3 findersSynonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)
  • CATNAPnoun17 findersA brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime.
  • CATNIPnounLatin97 findersAny of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
  • CATSKINnoun1 finderthe skin of a cat, or leather made therefrom
  • CATSUITnoun1 finderA tight-fitting one-piece women's garment, covering the legs, arms and torso.
  • CATTERYnoun10 findersA place where cats board when their owners are on holiday.
  • CATTILYadverb5 findersIn a catty manner.
  • CATTINESSnoun2 findersThe quality of being catty; cattishness
  • CATTISHLYadverb4 findersIn a cattish manner.
  • CATTLEnounLatin1 finderDomesticated animals of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed mammals of the genus Bos.
  • CATTYadjectiveDutch30 findersResembling or characteristic of a cat.
  • CATWALKnoun5 findersAn elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.
  • CAUCUSnounLatin1 finderA usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy.
  • CAUDALadjectiveLatin151 findersPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
  • CAUDATEadjectiveLatin25 findersTapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
  • CAUDATIONnounLatin6 findersThe property of having a caudate extension or tail.
  • CAUDEXnounLatin17 findersAn enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
  • CAUDLEnounLatin38 findersA drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.
  • CAUFnoun2 findersA chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.
  • CAUKnounOld English2 findersAn opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.
  • CAULnounLatin248 findersA style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
  • CAULDRONnounLatin98 findersA large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
  • CAULIFLOWERnounLatin2 findersBrassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
  • CAULIFORMadjective12 findersHaving the form of a caulis.
  • CAULIGENOUSadjective1 finderOriginating from the stem of a plant.
  • CAULINEadjective6 findersGrowing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis.
  • CAULISnounLatin8 findersEach of the main stalks which support the volutes and helices of a Corinthian capital.
  • CAULKnounLatin85 findersCaulking.
  • CAULKERnoun18 findersA person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
  • CAULOMEnoun1 finderA stem structure or stem axis of a plant, viewed as a whole.
  • CAUSABLEadjective1 finderThat may be caused
  • CAUSALadjectiveLatin41 findersOf, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.
  • CAUSALITYnounLatin100 findersThe agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
  • CAUSATIONnoun81 findersThe act of causing.
  • CAUSATIVEadjectiveLatin19 findersActing as a cause.
  • CAUSATIVELYadverb6 findersIn a causative manner
  • CAUSERnoun1 findersomeone or something that causes or produces an effect.
  • CAUSERIEnounFrench2 findersAn informal conversation, or casual short written article, especially on a serious topic.
  • CAUSEWAYnounLatin41 findersA road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were
  • CAUSEWAYEDadjective3 findersHaving a causeway
  • CAUSEYnounLatin2 findersAn embankment holding in water; a dam.
  • CAUSTICadjectiveAncient Greek33 findersCapable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
  • CAUSTICITYnoun21 findersThe quality of being physically caustic; burning, corrosive.
  • CAUTELnounLatin2 findersdeceit
  • CAUTELOUSadjectiveMiddle French3 findersSkillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily.
  • CAUTERnounAncient Greek26 findersA hot iron for searing or cauterizing.
  • CAUTERISMnoun4 findersThe use or application of a caustic; cautery.
  • CAUTERIZEverbAncient Greek23 findersTo burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.
  • CAUTERYnounLatin36 findersThe use of either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
  • CAUTIONnounLatin35 findersPrudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
  • CAUTIONARYadjectiveLatin39 findersServing to caution or warn; admonitory
  • CAUTIONERnoun4 findersA person who cautions.
  • CAUTIOUSadjectiveLatin16 findersUsing or exercising caution; careful; tentative
  • CAUTIOUSLYadverb19 findersIn a cautious manner.
  • CAVAnoun40 findersAlternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
  • CAVALIERadjectiveLatin100 findersLacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
  • CAVALIERISHadjective1 finderSomewhat like a cavalier.
  • CAVALIERISMnoun6 findersThe practice or principles of cavaliers; cavalier behaviour
  • CAVALRYnounMiddle French28 findersThe military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
  • CAVEnounAncient Greek10 findersA large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
  • CAVEATnounProto-Indo-European65 findersA warning.
  • CAVEATORnoun2 findersSomeone who enters a caveat.
  • CAVEFISHnoun2 findersAny of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters. Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae.
  • CAVELnounOld Norse7 findersA gag.
  • CAVELIKEadjective33 findersResembling or characteristic of a cave
  • CAVEMANnoun6 findersAn early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
  • CAVENDISHnoun33 findersLeaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.
  • CAVERnoun3 findersA person who explores caves.
  • CAVERNnounLatin9 findersA large cave.
  • CAVERNEDadjective4 findersPitted or hollowed out with caverns.
  • CAVERNOUSadjectiveLatin213 findersResembling a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
  • CAVERNOUSLYadverb58 findersIn a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
  • CAVERNULOUSadjectiveLatin4 findersFull of small cavities.
  • CAVIARnounPersian40 findersRoe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. A food preparation made through the spherification of a flavorful liquid, resulting in small roe-like bal
  • CAVIEnoun4 findersA chicken coop.
  • CAVIERnoun3 findersSynonym of domestic guinea pig.
  • CAVILverbLatin97 findersTo criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
  • CAVILERnoun4 findersA person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker
  • CAVITARYadjectiveLatin14 findersOf or pertaining to a (body) cavity.
  • CAVITIEDadjective3 findersHaving cavities.
  • CAVITYnounLatin165 findersA hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
  • CAVORTverb65 findersTo prance, frolic, gambol.
  • CAVUSnounLatin1 finderIn planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not seem to be an impact crater.
  • CAVYnoun143 findersSynonym of domestic guinea pig.
  • CAYUSEnounSpanish10 findersA small Indian horse or pony.
  • CEANOTHUSnoun13 findersAny of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns.
  • CEASEverbLatin12 findersTo stop.
  • CECITISnoun1 finderAlternative form of caecitis.
  • CECITYnounLatin3 findersblindness
  • CEDARnounAncient Greek6 findersA coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
  • CEDARNadjective3 findersConstituted of or covered with cedar trees; made of cedar wood.
  • CEDARYadjective3 findersResembling or characteristic of cedar.

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