English words first recorded in the 17th century

It is borrowed from Latin missile (“a weapon that can be thrown”), the neuter of missilis, capable of being thrown, from missus, the past participle of mittere (“to send, throw”) (see mission)…

It is borrowed from Latin mōmentum (“movement, moving power”), from *movimentum, from moveō, to move; it is a doublet of moment.

It is borrowed from Latin mȳthicus (“legendary”) with the English suffix -al; the OED notes that the Latin adjective is recorded from Varro by Augustine. The Latin word is from Ancient Greek μυθικός…

It is borrowed from French niche (“recess, kennel”), perhaps from Italian nicchia (“niche, nook”), from nicchio (“seashell”), probably from Latin mitulus (“mussel”), though the change of m to n is…

It is borrowed from French nomenclature or directly borrowed from Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name; list of names”), from nōmenclātor (“one who names”), from nōmen (“name”) and calō (“to call…

It is formed from English physiology + -ical. The OED allows either this, as physio- with -logical, or Late Latin physiologicus with the English suffix -al; Merriam-Webster takes the Latin adjective…

It is a respelling of the earlier word quaere, which is borrowed from Latin quaere (“ask!, inquire!”), the imperative singular of quaerō (“to seek, ask”). The ending was assimilated to inquiry, or…

It is an agent noun from the verb rap and -er.

It is from Spa, a health resort in the province of Liège in eastern Belgium, famous for its curative mineral springs, known since the 14th century; the place name is from Walloon espa, spring…

It is borrowed from French symbolique or Late Latin symbolicus, or formed from symbol and -ic, from Ancient Greek συμβολικός (sumbolikós), from σύμβολον (súmbolon, “token, sign”).

The noun is borrowed from French syndicat (“office of a syndic; body of syndics”), recorded from the 15th century, formed from syndic and the suffix -at, or from Medieval Latin syndicātus. Syndic…

It is borrowed from Medieval Latin synōnymus, with the English suffix -ous, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “having the same name, synonymous”), formed from σύν (sún, “together, same”) and…

It is borrowed from Latin ūnanimus (“of one mind”), also ūnanimis, with the English suffix -ous. The Latin adjective combines ūnus (“one”) and animus (“mind, spirit”), so that it meant "of a single…

1. The front is a shortening of vanguard, which is from Old French avant-garde. 2. The vehicle is a shortening of caravan, a word of Persian origin. The Century Dictionary suggested that caravan was…

It is formed from English accelerate + -or. The OED takes it as first formed with the suffix -er, perhaps after French accélérateur, which Cotgrave recorded in 1611 as a noun and as an adjective for…

It is borrowed from Middle French adapter (14th century), from Latin adaptō, to adjust, fit to, from ad-, to, and aptō, to join, put into position, from aptus, fitted (see apt).

It is borrowed from French adorable, from Latin adōrābilis, worthy of worship, from adōrō, to worship (see adore), with the suffix -bilis (see -able).

It is borrowed from French agression or directly Latin aggressiō (“a going to, an attack”), from the past participle stem of aggredior (“to approach, attack”), from ad (“to”) and gradior (“to step…

It is formed from English assort + -ment, probably influenced by the earlier French assortiment (1532); the OED also compares Italian assortimento. Assort (1490) is from Middle French assortir, from…

It is borrowed from Latin astūtus (“crafty, cunning, shrewd”), perhaps through Middle French astut. The Latin adjective is formed from astus (“craft, cunning”), which is of uncertain origin…

It is from English bat + -ing, from the verb bat, or from the noun bat, a club. The sense "cotton in sheets" is from the beating of raw cotton to clean it, and Barnhart also derives it from batt…

It is borrowed from Latin beneficiārius, formed from beneficium (“a favour, kindness, benefit”) and the suffix -ārius. In classical Latin the adjective meant "enjoying a favour, privileged", and the…

It is formed from English blend + -er, an agent noun from the verb. Blend is from Middle English blenden, first recorded about 1300 in northern writers, probably from Old Norse blanda (“to mix”), or…

It is formed from English bump + -er. Merriam-Webster explains the old sense "full glass" from bump in an obsolete sense "to bulge, swell out", and the OED compares the earlier adjective bumping…

It is formed from English chub + -y, literally "like a chub", the short, thick river fish, probably from the plump shape of the fish. The fish name, chubbe (15th century), is of unknown origin…

It is formed from English citizen + -ship.

1. Most dictionaries take it as borrowed from Middle French coillir (“to gather, collect, pick”), now cueillir, from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), the source of collect and, through French…

It is borrowed from French consécutif, consécutive, from Medieval Latin consecutivus, from consecut-, the past participle stem of cōnsequī (“to follow closely”), from com- (“with, together”) and…

It is borrowed from Latin contiguus (“touching, bordering upon, near”) with the English suffix -ous, perhaps under the influence of French contigu. The Latin adjective comes from contingō (“to touch…

It is borrowed from French déceptif, recorded in French from 1378, or directly borrowed from Late Latin dēceptīvus; Etymonline and Klein call the Latin word Medieval Latin. The Latin adjective is…

It is borrowed from Latin dēlēgātiō (“assignment, delegation”), perhaps partly through French délégation or formed in English, from the past participle stem of dēlēgō (“to send as a representative”)…

It is formed from English displace + -ment. The OED compares Old French desplacement, modern French déplacement, perhaps the immediate source of the first sense, removal from office. The verb…

It is borrowed from Latin dissertātiō (“discourse, disquisition”), which Etymonline places in Late Latin, a noun of action from dissertō (“to debate, argue, examine”), the frequentative of disserō…

It is borrowed from French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“restraint of offenders; jurisdiction; area of jurisdiction”), the noun use of the past participle of Latin distringō (“to draw…

It is borrowed from Latin dominātus, the past participle of dominor (“to rule, govern”), or a back-formation from domination, from dominus (“lord, master”), from domus (“house”), from…

1. It is borrowed from Dutch dril (“a hole, instrument for boring”), drille, from drillen, to bore, turn around, whirl, from Middle Dutch drillen, from Proto-Germanic *þreljanan, from PIE…

It is borrowed from Latin excavātiō (“a hollowing out”), possibly by way of French excavation, as the OED, the Shorter Oxford, Hoad and Skeat allow. The Latin noun of action comes from excavō (“to…

It is borrowed from French expansion, or directly borrowed from Late Latin expānsiō (“a spreading out”), from expānsus, the past participle of Latin expandō “to spread out, unfold”, from ex “out”…

It is borrowed from French faciliter (“to make easy”), from Italian facilitare, from facilità, ease, Latin facilitās (see facility), from facilis, easy to do, from faciō, to do (see facile), with…

It is borrowed from French fief, from Old French fief, also fié, a variant of fieu, spelled fiu in the “Roland”. The same Old French word gave English fee through Anglo-Norman fee, recorded from…

It is formed from English fire + place. The OED compares the earlier fireside.

It is probably a back-formation from historical, perhaps influenced by historique, or it is borrowed from Latin historicus, from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós), from historia “narrative…

It is borrowed from French ignorer (“to be unaware of”) or directly from Latin ignōrō (“not to know; to disregard”), from ignārus “not knowing”, from i-, a form of in- “not”, and Old Latin gnārus…

It is borrowed from Latin impulsus (“a push against, pressure, shock; incitement”), a noun from the participial stem of impellō (“to strike against, push against”), the source of impel. The Latin…

It is formed from English in- + dependent, probably influenced by Italian independente, found in Florio's dictionary (1611), and perhaps by French indépendant. The French word is attested from about…

1. The agent noun is formed from English jump + -er, from the verb jump. Dictionary.com dates it to 1605–15. 2. The garment is probably formed from English jump + -er, from the obsolete noun jump, a…

It is formed from English listen + -er. Listen goes back to Middle English listenen, from list and probably also from Old English hlysnan (“to listen, hear”), from Proto-Germanic *hlusinon, from…

It is borrowed from Late Latin magneticus, from Latin magnes (“magnet, lodestone”) (accusative magneta) (see magnet), partly through French magnétique.

It is borrowed from Middle French maternité (“motherhood”), recorded in French from 1475, from Medieval Latin māternitās, found from 1122 and in British sources from the mid-12th century, where it…

It is borrowed from French migration or directly Latin migratio (“a removal, change of abode”), from the past participle stem of migrāre (“to move from one place to another”) (see migrate), probably…

It is a compound from English night + fall, the noun fall meaning a coming down or onset.

It is borrowed from Middle French nudité (“nakedness”) and directly borrowed from Late Latin nūditās (“nakedness”), from Latin nūdus (“naked, bare”) and the suffix -tās, the source of nude. The…

It is borrowed from French obésité (recorded in French in 1550) and partly directly Latin obēsitās (“fatness, stoutness”), a noun formed on obēsus (“fat, stout, plump”) with the suffix -tās. The…

It is borrowed from French omelette, earlier amelette, a metathesis of alemette, an alteration by change of suffix of Old French alemelle (“blade of a knife or sword”), probably a misdivision of la…

It is formed from English over- + haul. The Shorter Oxford thinks it probably of Low German origin, since German überholen has all three of its senses, and the OED compares the sense "overtake" with…

The noun is borrowed from French pédale, recorded in Middle French from 1560 for the pedal of an organ, from Italian pedale (“organ pedal; base of a tree”), from Latin pedālis (“of the foot; a foot…

It is borrowed from Medieval Latin prōpulsiō (“onslaught, urging on”), which the OED records in the sense "action of driving out or away" from the 10th century and "action of urging on" from the…

It is formed from English realize + -ation, perhaps after French réalisation, which Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com give as its direct source, from Middle French realisation, from realiser (“to…

It is borrowed from Middle French réaliser (“to make real”), from real (“actual”) and the suffix -iser, from the same source as real.

It is formed from English re- + assurance, after the verb reassure. Etymonline takes it as reassure with the suffix -ance. The OED compares Italian rassicuranza, recorded in Florio in 1598 and now…