English words first recorded in the 16th century

It is borrowed from Late Latin saturātiō (“fullness, a filling”), from the past participle stem of Latin saturō (“to fill, sate”), the source of saturate, from satur (“sated, full”), from…

It is formed from English slide + -er, an agent noun from the verb. The OED (revised 2017) takes the sense "playground slide" as formed from either the verb or the noun slide.

It is formed from stead and the suffix -y, perhaps after Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig (“stable, constant”). Old English had stæþþig (“grave, serious”) and stedig “barren”, but neither…

It is a compound from English straight + forward, of the adverbs. An early form had the adverbial ending -s: straightforwards.

It is borrowed from Anglo-Norman voucher (“to vouch”), the Anglo-Norman infinitive used as a noun, which already served as a noun in Anglo-Norman. The verb, the source of vouch, was used from the…

It is borrowed from Latin adultus (“grown up, mature, ripe”), perhaps through adulte, the past participle of adolēscō (“to grow up, come to maturity”), from ad- (“to”) and alēscō (“to be nourished…

The adjective is borrowed from Latin articulātus (“jointed; of sound, distinct, intelligible”), the past participle of articulō (“to divide into joints; to utter distinctly”), from articulus (“a…

It is a 19th-century singular made from English assets, which is from Anglo-Norman assetz (“enough”), asetz, from Old French asez, assez “enough, sufficiently”, also a noun “sufficiency…

It is borrowed from Middle French batterie (“a beating; a group of cannon”), from Old French baterie (“beating, assault”), from batre “to beat”, from Late Latin battō, Latin battuō “to beat…

It is formed from English common + place, originally written with a space, as a translation of Latin locus commūnis (“a generally applicable argument or passage”), itself a translation of Ancient…

It is borrowed from Middle French correctif (“corrective”), from Medieval Latin corrēctīvus, formed from corrēctus (“set right”), the past participle of corrigō (“to put straight, reform”), with the…

It is borrowed from Middle French démocratie, from Medieval Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía, “popular government”), from δῆμος (dêmos) “common people”, originally…

It is formed from Latin ēnormis (“irregular, extraordinary, very large”), with English -ous in place of -is, from ē- (“out of”) and norma (“rule, pattern”) (see norm). It replaced earlier enormyous…

It is formed from English entertain + -ment, entertain being from Middle French entretenir (“to hold together, support”), from entre- “among”, from Latin inter-, and tenir “to hold”, from Latin…

It is borrowed from Medieval Latin fōrmālitās, from fōrmālis (“formal”), partly also borrowed from Middle French formalité, recorded in French from 1497. Etymonline also allows formation in English…

It is formed from English frequent + -ly. The adjective is from Old French frequent or directly from Latin frequēns (“crowded, numerous, repeated”), although the OED derives it from Latin alone. The…

1. The game bird is of unknown origin. The OED cannot tell whether the first form, “grows”, is a singular used collectively or the plural of an unrecorded singular; in the second case it compares…

It is borrowed from Late Latin impeccābilis (“not liable to sin”), and probably also borrowed from Middle French impeccable, recorded from the 15th century. The Latin word is formed from in- (“not”)…

Most dictionaries take it as borrowed from French impropre or directly borrowed from Latin improprius (“unsuitable, not proper”), formed from in- (“not”) and proprius (“one's own, particular”), the…

It is borrowed from Latin irrītātus, the past participle of irrītō (“to excite, provoke, annoy”), which de Vaan, as Etymonline reports, takes as probably a verb from Proto-Italic *rīto- (“stirred”)…

It is borrowed from Middle French loyal (“faithful”), from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis (“legal, of the law”), from lex (“law”) (genitive lēgis). It is a doublet of legal, which…

It is borrowed from Middle French modestie and directly borrowed from Latin modestia (“moderation, sense of honour, correctness of conduct”), from modestus (“moderate, keeping due measure”), from…

It is borrowed from Latin nūdus (“naked, bare”), from the same Indo-European root as naked. The noun was a loan translation of French nu (obsolete nud).

It is probably a back-formation from participation, or else from Latin participātus, the past participle of participō (“to share, take part”), from particeps (“partaking, sharing”), from pars…

It is borrowed from Middle French persister (recorded from 1321 in Old French), or its source borrowed from Late Latin persistō (“to continue steadfastly”), formed from per- (“through, thoroughly”)…

It is borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuātiō (“a marking with points”), a noun of action from pūnctuō (“to mark with points”), which comes from Latin pūnctus, the past participle of pungō (“to…

It is a later form of poppet, inherited from Middle English popet (“doll; small figure used in witchcraft”), recorded from about 1300. That word is probably borrowed from Old French popette (“little…

It is borrowed from Middle French societé, from Old French societe (“company”), and probably also directly from Latin societās (“fellowship, association, alliance”), from socius (“companion, ally”)…

It is from Latin tolerātus, the past participle of tolerō (“to bear, endure”), related to tollō (“to lift up, raise”), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to lift, bear”). The OED treats it as…

It is borrowed from Latin basis (“foundation”), from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “a going, a step; a stand, base”), from βαίνω (baínō, “to go, walk, step”), from Proto-Indo-European *gwa- (“to go…

It is borrowed from Anglo-Norman burglarie, a term of legal French, formed from burgler (“burglar”) and the suffix -ie. Anglo-Latin had Medieval Latin burgaria and burgeria in the early 13th…

It is borrowed from Latin impūnitās (“freedom from punishment”), and partly borrowed from Middle French impunité, which is recorded from the 14th century. The Latin noun is formed from impūnis…

It is borrowed from Latin inversiō (“reversal, transposition”), a noun of action from inversus, the past participle of invertō (“to turn upside down, turn about”), which is formed from in- and vertō…

It is formed from English mid + town. The OED compares Middletown.

Its origin is not settled. It is perhaps borrowed from Low German schüffeln (“to walk clumsily or with dragging feet; to deal dishonestly; to shuffle cards”), or a native word cognate with it…

It is borrowed from Medieval Latin sorōritās (“sisterhood”), from Latin soror (“sister”), which is related to sister. The OED and the Oxford Dictionary of English allow either the Medieval Latin…

It is probably borrowed from Middle French stance (“resting place, harbour”), from Italian stanza (“stopping place, station”), from Vulgar Latin *stantia, from Latin stāns, stantis, present…

It is borrowed from Medieval Latin vocābulārium (“a word list”) (also vocābulārius), perhaps influenced by Middle French vocabulaire, from Latin vocābulum (“word, name, noun”) and the suffix -ārius…

It is borrowed from Latin annālēs (“chronicles, yearly records”), short for annālēs librī (“yearly books”), the masculine plural of annālis (“yearly”), from annus (“year”) and the suffix -ālis…

It is borrowed from Latin anticipātus, the past participle of anticipō (“to occupy beforehand; to do before the proper time”), partly after French anticiper. Etymonline suggests that it may instead…

It is borrowed from Late Latin apologia or French apologie, from Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”), from apologeîsthai, to defend oneself, give an account of oneself, from ἀπόλογος…

1. The figure of speech is borrowed from Latin apostrophē, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ, “a turning away”), from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “to turn away, avert”), from Ancient Greek ἀπό…

It is the plural, now the usual form, of auspice, which is borrowed from French auspice, a French word of the 14th century, from Latin auspicium (“divination from the flight of birds”). The Oxford…

It is borrowed from Middle French compétiteur or its source Latin competītor (“fellow candidate, rival”), an agent noun formed on competītus, the past participle of competō (“to strive for together…

It is borrowed from Latin cōnsīderātus (“thought out, careful; deliberate, circumspect”), the past participle, used as an adjective, of cōnsīderō (“to look at closely, observe, examine”), the source…

It is borrowed from Latin contemplātus (“surveyed, observed”), the past participle of contemplor (“to gaze attentively, observe; consider”), also active contemplō, formed from com-, here probably…

It is formed from English convert + -er. The verb convert came through Old French convertir from Latin convertō (“to turn around, transform”), from com- and vertō (“to turn”), from…

It is borrowed from Latin exaggerātus, the past participle of exaggerō (“to heap up; to heighten, amplify, magnify”), formed from the intensive prefix ex- and aggerō (“to heap up”), from agger…

It is borrowed from Latin excrēmentum (“that which is sifted out; refuse”), or, in the OED's view, borrowed from French excrément, from the Latin; Hoad, the Shorter Oxford and the Oxford Dictionary…

It is formed from English fame + -ed, the past participle of the verb fame, to spread abroad or report, recorded from 1303. The verb is from Old French famer, from fame (“reputation, renown”), from…

It is formed from English forget + me + not, translating the Old French name of the flower, ne m'oubliez mie (“do not forget me”), also in Middle French ne m'oubliez mye, now French ne m'oubliez…

It is borrowed from Middle French fonction, and directly from Latin fūnctiō (“performance, execution”), from fūnctus, past participle of fungor (“to perform, discharge”), from Proto-Indo-European…

It is borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, the past participle of humiliō (“to humble”), which is from Latin humilis (“low, humble”), itself from humus (“earth, ground”), from Proto-Indo-European…

It is borrowed from Latin investiō (“to clothe, cover, surround”), perhaps also through French investir, from in- “in, into” and vestīre “to dress, clothe”, from vestis (“clothing”) (see vest)…

It is borrowed from Middle French inviter or directly borrowed from Latin invītō (“to invite; to treat, entertain”), probably also a back-formation from invitation. The Latin is of uncertain origin…

It is borrowed from Middle French minorité, or directly from Medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor (“less, smaller, junior”). It is related to minor and majority.

It is from the phrase none the less (see none, the, less), contracted into one word by about 1930.

It is borrowed from Latin obstructiō (“barrier, a building up”), a noun of action from obstructus, the past participle of obstruō (“to build up, block, hinder”). The verb is formed from ob- (“in…

It is borrowed from Latin ovātiō (“a lesser triumph, rejoicing”), perhaps also through French ovation, which is recorded from 1520 for the Roman ceremony. The Latin noun is formed on the past…

It is from English an alteration of pottage, through 16th-century forms such as podech and podditch, in which the t was pronounced as d and then changed to r, as in porringer from earlier pottinger…