Word Origins
Words starting with e
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| Epet |
-noun
Egyptian water deity
Indian Sanskrit apa means ‘water’.
Egyptian Epet derives from it. |
| epir |
-preposition
Indian Hindi/Urdu oopar
means ‘above’ |
| epithet |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit bahu means
‘very’.
dairyah means
‘courage‘.
Indian Hindi bahadur (bahu
+dairyah) means ‘brave’’.
Turkish bahadir derives
from above Indian words.
Gaelic buadhair ‘epithet’
also derives from it. |
| evil |
-noun
Indian Tamil malam
means ‘bad’.
Indian Sanskrit word is malinam.
Indian Hindi word is mailaa.
Spanish malo derives
from above Indian words.
Ladino malo also
derives from above Indian words.
Latin malus also
derives from above Indian words. |
| exclude |
to exclude -verb
transitive
Indian Tamil kenhdu po
means ‘take away’. po means ‘go’.
euskara (Basque) kendu ‘to
exclude’ derives from it.
nh is our simple symbol for one of the two cerebral sounds
unique to Indian languages. Try to pronounce n with your tongue touching
the roof of your mouth, not back of your teeth. Since euskara (Basque) does not
have this unique sound, simple n sound is used. |
| excrement |
-noun
Indian Kannada kakkas
‘lavatory’, ‘toilet’.
Gaelic cac (pronounced
as kak) ‘excrement’ derives from it.
Ladino kakachi
‘excrement’ also derives from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe. |
| exist |
-verb
Indian Sanskrit for it is bhoo
‘be’.
Gaelic bi derives
from it.
bi beo derive from it. |
| existence |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit for it is bhoo
‘be’.
Gaelic bith derives
from it.
beatha derives from it. |
| expense |
-noun
Indian Tamil kaasu ‘coin
money’.
Ladino kosta
‘expense’ derives from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe. |
| expensive |
-adjective
Indian Tamil kaasu ‘coin
money’.
Ladino kostozo
‘expensive’ derives from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe. |
| explosive |
-noun
Indian pataaki means
‘firecracker’.
Ladino patlak ‘explosive’
derives from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe. |
| extreme |
-adjective
Indian Hindi/Urdu aakhir
means ‘end’.
Greek akrayos
’extreme’ derives from it. |
| extreme |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu aakhir
means ‘end’, ‘final’, ‘last’.
Arabic aakir ‘extreme’
derives from it. |
| extremity |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu aakhir
means ‘end’.
Greek aakri and
aakra ’extremity’ derive from it. |
| extremity |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu aakhir
means end. Greek akron ‘extremity’ derives from it. |
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