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The words we have an etymology for, grouped by where they came from. Every ancestry percentage on the report divides by this list, not by the word count.

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  • ALGOPHOBIAnounAncient Greek73 findersFear of pain.
  • BOREALadjectiveAncient Greek164 findersOf, relating to, or coming from the north.
  • DIAPHANOUSadjectiveAncient Greek337 findersTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
  • ENTERALadjectiveAncient Greek19 findersOf, pertaining to, within, or by way of the intestines; especially, the small intestine.
  • EXODICadjectiveAncient Greek22 findersConducting influences from the spinal cord outward; said of the motor nerves or efferent nerves.
  • GLYPHICadjectiveAncient Greek284 findersCarved, sculpted.
  • HEDONICadjectiveAncient Greek120 findersOf or relating to pleasure
  • MAGUSnounAncient Greek88 findersA magician; a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
  • MONADICadjectiveAncient Greek77 findersof, relating to, or being a monad
  • OMPHALOSnounAncient Greek64 findersAn ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world.
  • PERICOPEnounAncient Greek2 findersA section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.
  • PERIPATETICadjectiveAncient Greek43 findersTending to walk about.
  • PHLEGMATICadjectiveAncient Greek628 findersNot easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
  • PSILOPHYTEnounAncient Greek5 findersAny plant that is adapted to live in a savannah
  • TROCHALadjectiveAncient Greek16 findersResembling a wheel.
  • XENIUMnounAncient Greek73 findersA gift or offering. A gift or offering given to a guest or a stranger, especially of food, in Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome.
  • XENOGAMIESnounAncient Greek38 findersThe transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination.
  • XEROPHAGYnounAncient Greek31 findersA restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
  • XEROSTOMAnounAncient Greek13 findersThe condition of having a dry mouth.
  • XYSTERnounAncient Greek87 findersA surgical instrument used to scrape bones.
  • BOULESnounFrench105 findersplural of boule
  • MEPHITICadjectiveFrench53 findersFoul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.
  • MIREPOIXnounFrench65 findersA combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
  • PROSODICadjectiveFrench39 findersOf, or relating to, prosody.
  • VIRULENTadjectiveFrench530 findersOf animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
  • CYTOPLASMnounGerman451 findersThe contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.
  • WERGELDnounGerman15 findersBlood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case o
  • BOUNDERnounHindi66 findersSomething that bounds or jumps.
  • ANTEROOMnounItalian28 findersA room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.
  • ALACRITYnounLatin213 findersEagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
  • AMBULANTadjectiveLatin24 findersAble to walk; ambulatory.
  • AURALadjectiveLatin268 findersOf or pertaining to the ear.
  • BEATIFICadjectiveLatin180 findersBlessed, blissful, heavenly.
  • BESTIALadjectiveLatin222 findersBeast-like.
  • BUTYRICadjectiveLatin148 findersOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of butter
  • CALTROPnounLatin72 findersA metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heral
  • CERULEANnounLatin199 findersA greenish-blue color.
  • CRUSnounLatin12 findersThe shin (tibia and fibula)
  • DANIOnounLatin7 findersAny of various fish of the genera Danio or Devario.
  • DESOLATIONnounLatin38 findersThe act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
  • DILUVIANadjectiveLatin320 findersPertaining to a deluge, or flood.
  • EGOISTnounLatin46 findersAn advocate of egoism.
  • EXONUMIAnounLatin23 findersCoinlike objects.
  • EXORDIUMnounLatin58 findersA beginning.
  • EXTEMPORALadjectiveLatin75 findersExtemporaneous.
  • EXULTANCYnounLatin29 findersexultance, exultation
  • FIDUCIALadjectiveLatin73 findersAccepted as a fixed basis of reference.
  • FLAVESCENTadjectiveLatin12 findersyellowish in colour, or turning yellow
  • GLOBUSnounLatin97 findersA spherical or nearly spherical structure. A lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present.
  • HIRSUTEadjectiveLatin930 findersCovered in hair or bristles; hairy.
  • ILIACadjectiveLatin157 findersRelating to the ilium.
  • INDEMNITYnounLatin35 findersSecurity from damage, loss, or penalty.
  • MARITALadjectiveLatin210 findersPertaining to marriage.
  • MONASTICadjectiveLatin132 findersOf or relating to monasteries or monks.
  • NOCTILUCOUSadjectiveLatin3 findersShining in the night or darkness; luminescent.
  • OBFUSCATIONnounLatin144 findersThe act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to inte
  • OCULATEadjectiveLatin39 findersHaving a good sight, sharp-eyed.
  • PAUCITYnounLatin701 findersFewness in number; too few.
  • PECULIARadjectiveLatin143 findersOut of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
  • PLEXUSnounLatin239 findersA network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
  • PORCINEadjectiveLatin487 findersOf, pertaining to, or being a pig.
  • PUERILITYnounLatin89 findersThe state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
  • RICTUSnounLatin259 findersA bird’s gaping mouth.
  • STRIGILnounLatin46 findersA grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
  • SUPERNALadjectiveLatin40 findersPertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial.
  • TENSILEadjectiveLatin258 findersOf or pertaining to tension.
  • TRIPEDALadjectiveLatin121 findersHaving three feet.
  • URSINEadjectiveLatin422 findersOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
  • VELUMnounLatin228 findersA thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. The soft palate. A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relati
  • VENEREOUSadjectiveLatin1 findervenereal (of diseases)
  • VERTIGINOUSadjectiveLatin232 findersHaving an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
  • VESTIGEnounLatin275 findersA mark left on the earth by a foot.
  • WORSTEDnounMiddle English395 findersYarn made from long strands of wool.
  • EPISTOLARYadjectiveOld English326 findersOf or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
  • EVANGELICadjectiveOld French67 findersevangelical
  • ASUNDERadverbProto-Germanic341 findersOf two or more people or things: Apart or separate from each other. Moving apart from each other.
  • CARVENadjectiveProto-Germanic6 findersMade by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.
  • MENSCHnounProto-Germanic174 findersA person of strength, integrity, and honor or compassion; a gentleman.
  • WEFTEDnounProto-Germanic91 findersThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
  • WEFTINGnounProto-Germanic87 findersThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
  • EXOTERICadjectiveProto-Indo-European25 findersOf a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations.
  • INEXORABLEadjectiveProto-Indo-European253 findersImpossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
  • PATIENCEnounProto-Indo-European26 findersThe quality of being patient.
  • PUGILISTnounProto-Indo-European682 findersOne who fights with their fists, especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer.
  • WEASANDnounProto-Indo-European17 findersThe oesophagus; the gullet.
  • WROTHadjectiveProto-Indo-European460 findersFull of anger; wrathful.
  • DACHAnounRussian55 findersA Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
  • ACRIDITYnoun122 findersBitterness or acerbity.
  • AILUROPHOBEnoun65 findersA person with an irrational fear or hatred of felines.
  • AKINESIAnoun20 findersThe loss of the ability to control motor muscles.
  • ALGESICadjective9 findersPain-causing; painful in nature.
  • AMNESTICadjective25 findersSynonym of amnesic (adjective).
  • ANDROPHOBICadjective52 findersExhibiting androphobia; averse to or fearful of men.
  • APICALadjective107 findersOf or connected with the apex.
  • AUSTERELYadverb23 findersIn an austere manner.
  • AUTOLYSISnoun3 findersThe destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
  • BARDICadjective110 findersOf or pertaining to bards.
  • BIPEDALadjective315 findersWalking on two feet or two legs; biped.
  • CAHOOTnoun30 findersA company or partnership.
  • CALAMITOUSLYadverb4 findersIn a calamitous manner.

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