English words first recorded in the 16th century

It is borrowed from Latin praeposterus (“placed in the wrong order, inverted; perverse, absurd”), with the suffix -ous. Literally "before-behind", the Latin word is formed from prae- (“before”) and…

The OED takes it as borrowed from Latin prōminentia (“a jutting out, projection”), which in post-classical Latin also meant distinction or excellence; other dictionaries derive it through Middle…

It is formed from English red + wood, for wood of a reddish colour.

It is borrowed from French réhabilitation and directly from Medieval Latin rehabilitātiō, restoration, a noun from the past participle of rehabilitō, from re-, again, and habilitō, to make fit, from…

It is borrowed from Middle French retirer (“to withdraw”), from re-, back, and Old French tirer, to draw (see tirade).

It is borrowed from Latin sēcessiō (“a withdrawal, separation; political withdrawal, insurrection, schism”), the noun of action of sēcēdō (“to go away, withdraw; rebel”), formed from sē- (“apart”)…

It is borrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“free from care, quiet, easy; careless; of things, safe”), from a phrase *sē cūrā, from sē (“free from, without”) and cūrā, the ablative of cūra (“care”). The same…

It is borrowed from Middle French tension or directly borrowed from Latin tēnsio (“a stretching”), a noun of state from tēnsus, the past participle of tendere (“to stretch”) (see tend), from PIE…

It is from thanks and the present participle of give. The verbal phrase give thanks is attested from the late 14th century, and Wycliffe has doinge of thankes.

It is borrowed from Latin tropus (“a figure of speech”), from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, direction, way, manner; a figure of speech”), related to τροπή (tropḗ, “a turning”) and τρέπω…

It is borrowed from Middle French variété, and directly from Latin varietās (“difference, diversity; a kind, sort”), from varius (“various, diverse”). Latin varius is also the source of variable…

It is borrowed from Middle French vigilance or directly borrowed from Latin vigilantia (“wakefulness, watchfulness”), from vigilāns, the present participle of vigilō (“to keep awake”), from vigil…

It is borrowed from Middle French amplitude (“dignity, grandeur; physical extent”) and directly borrowed from Latin amplitūdō (“size, extent, abundance, greatness”), formed from amplus (“large…

It is formed from English assess + -ment.

It is borrowed from Middle French carrière (“racecourse, road”), from Old Provençal carriera (“street, road for vehicles”) or Italian carriera, from Medieval Latin carrāria, short for via carrāria…

It is borrowed from Latin dissidēns (“disagreeing”), the present participle of dissideō (“to sit apart, be remote, disagree”), formed from dis- (“apart”) and sedeō (“to sit”), from…

It is borrowed from Latin dogma (“philosophical tenet, doctrine”), partly also borrowed from Middle French dogme, recorded from 1570. The Latin word is from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion…

It is formed from English fish + -ery, and partly from English fisher + -y, as the OED and the Shorter Oxford also explain it. Johnson derived it from fisher. The OED compares Middle Low German…

It is formed from English haste + -en. The OED takes the base as the noun; the Shorter Oxford and Klein take it as the verb. Etymonline and the Oxford Dictionary of English call the word an extended…

Most dictionaries take it as borrowed from Latin imitātus, the past participle of imitor (“to copy, portray”), while Barnhart explains it as a back-formation from imitation or imitator, and…

It is formed from English infection + -ous, Infection comes from Old French infeccion and Late Latin īnfectiō (“infection, contagion”), from īnficiō (“to spoil, stain”). Earlier words in the same…

It is formed from English intrude + -er. Intrude is from Latin intrūdō (“to thrust in, force in”), formed from in- (“in”) and trūdō (“to thrust, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *treud- (“to press…

It is borrowed from Middle French masque (“covering to hide or protect the face”), from Italian maschera, probably from Medieval Latin masca (“mask, spectre, witch, nightmare”), a word of uncertain…

It is borrowed from Latin monopōlium (“exclusive right of sale”), from Ancient Greek μονοπώλιον (monopṓlion, “right of exclusive sale”) (compare μονοπωλία (monopōlía)), from μόνος (mónos, “alone…

It is formed from English out- + weigh, with the prefix in its sense of going beyond or exceeding. Weigh goes back to Old English wegan (“to weigh, carry, move”).

1. It is formed from the verb poke and -er. A Middle English pokere (early 12th century) may have meant one who bags grain, from poke, a bag. 2. It is of uncertain origin. It is sometimes explained…

It is borrowed from Latin praestīgiōsus (“full of tricks, deceitful”), from praestīgiae (“juggler's tricks”), probably altered by dissimilation from praestrigiae, from praestringō (“to blindfold…

It is borrowed from Latin prīstinus (“former, previous, ancient”), perhaps partly through Middle French pristin (feminine pristine), which is recorded in French from 1354. The OED analyses the Latin…

1. The extent is borrowed from Italian scopo (“aim, purpose, target”), from Latin scopus, from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “aim, target; watcher”), related to σκοπέω (skopéō, “to look at…

It is borrowed from Middle French signature or directly borrowed from Medieval Latin signatura (“sign manual”), in classical Latin the matrix of a seal and in Late Latin a mark on sheep, from…

It is borrowed from Middle French association or directly borrowed from Medieval Latin associātiō (“association”) (accusative associātiōnem), the noun of action of associō (“to join with, unite”)…

It is of uncertain origin. Etymonline, following Barnhart, takes it as a dialect survival, inherited from Old English bæċe (“stream, brook”), beċe, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz, the source of Dutch…

It is borrowed from Latin cancellātiō, a noun of action from cancellō (“to make like a lattice; to cross out”), the source of cancel, with the suffix that became -ation. Merriam-Webster treats it as…

It is borrowed from Middle French dégradation, recorded in French from the 14th century, or dēgradātiō (“deposition from one's rank”), a noun of action from dēgradātus, the past participle of…

It is borrowed from Late Latin exsistēns (“that exists”), also spelled existēns, used as an adjective from the 4th century, the present participle of exsistō (“to come forth, appear; to exist”)…

It is borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ (hallĕlūyāh, “praise (ye) the Lord”), formed from הללו (hallĕlū), the plural imperative of הלל (hallēl, “to praise”), and יָהּ (yāh), a shortened form…

It is an agent noun formed from English kill + -er. A surname, Ric[hard] Le Kyller, is recorded from 1288.

It is formed from English murder + -ous, a hybrid of a Germanic word and a suffix that goes back to Latin -ōsus. The OED compares Middle French mordreux (“murderer”) of the 14th century. Murder is…

The origin is unknown. The OED suggests an expressive formation and compares prag, prog, proke, prick and brod. The Shorter Oxford and the Oxford Dictionary of English call it perhaps symbolic of a…

It is borrowed from Latin propāgātus, the past participle of propāgō (“to multiply plants by layers or slips; to breed; to extend”), from propāgēs (“a layer or slip of a plant; offspring”), formed…

It is borrowed from Latin restrictus (“bound fast, confined”), the past participle of restringō (“to bind fast, draw back tightly, restrain”), formed on stringō (“to draw tight”) with the prefix re-…

It is formed from English transport + -er, an agent noun from the verb. Johnson (1755) also derived it from transport. The verb transport came through Old French from Latin trānsportō (“to carry…

It is formed from English up + hill. “Uppehill” is recorded as a surname from the late 12th century.

It is formed from advise and -er. The Latinate spelling advisor may be a back-formation from advisory.

It is formed from English a- (“on”) + shore (“land at the edge of the sea”), on the model of the earlier aland, according to Hoad. Skeat and Weekley explain it as standing for “on shore”, and…

It is borrowed from Late Latin enthusiasta (“a kind of heretic”), recorded from the 5th century, and its source borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “a person possessed or…

It is formed from English il- + legitimate, on the model of Late Latin illēgitimus (“not lawful, illegitimate”), which is made up of in- (“not”) and lēgitimus (“lawful”). The OED describes it as the…

It is formed from over- and time.

It is formed from English post + -age, the first element being the noun for the mail.

It is formed from rub and the agent suffix -er.

It is formed from scholar and -ship.

It is borrowed from Latin terrificō (“to frighten, alarm”), from terrificus (“causing terror”), formed from terreō (“to frighten”) and -ficus, from faciō (“to make”). The OED compares Middle French…

It is borrowed from Latin abortio (“miscarriage, abortion”), a noun of action from aborīrī (“to miscarry, fail, pass away”) (see abort), which the OED analyses as ab-, here meaning amiss, and the…

It is formed from English absent + -ee, originally after Anglo-Norman abscenté (“person holding property in Ireland but living in England without licence”), recorded perhaps from 1392–3, the past…

It is borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey, “gentleman, chief”), Turkish bey (“prince, governor”), the modern pronunciation of older beg. This continues Old Turkic beg (“chieftain, lord”), recorded…

It is borrowed from Middle French commerce, a learned borrowing of Latin commercium (“trade, trafficking”), from com- (“together, with”) and merx (“wares, merchandise”) (genitive mercis; see…

It is borrowed from Latin excursiō (“a running out, sortie, journey, expedition; a digression”), a noun of action from excurrō (“to run out”), formed from ex- (“out”) and currō (“to run”), from…

It is borrowed from French exploration and directly borrowed from Latin exploratio (“an examination”), from the past participle stem of explōrāre (“to investigate, search out”) (see explore).

It is borrowed from Middle French infertilité (“unfruitfulness, barrenness”) and directly borrowed from Late Latin infertilitas (“barrenness, unfruitfulness”), from infertilis (“unfruitful”), the…

It is borrowed from Medieval Latin pīrātia (“piracy”), recorded in British Latin sources from 1419 to 1606, from Ancient Greek πειρατεία (peirateía, “piracy”), from πειρατής (peiratḗs, “brigand…