Etymology
101axe — {{11}}axe (n.) O.E. æces (Northumbrian acas) axe, pickaxe, hatchet, later æx, from P.Gmc. *akusjo (Cf. O.S. accus, O.N. ex, O.Fris. axe, Ger. Axt, Goth. aqizi), from PIE *agw(e)si (Cf. Gk. axine, L. ascia) …
102cockroach — 1620s, folk etymology (as if from cock + roach) of Sp. cucaracha chafer, beetle, from cuca kind of caterpillar. Folk etymology also holds that the first element is from caca excrement. A certaine India Bug, called by the Spaniards a Cacarootch,… …
103etymological — (adj.) 1590s; see ETYMOLOGY (Cf. etymology) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: Etymologically …
104etymologicon — (n.) a work in which etymologies are traced, 1640s, from L. etymologicon, from Gk. etymologikon, neut. of etymologikos (see ETYMOLOGY (Cf. etymology)) …
105etymologist — (n.) 1630s; see ETYMOLOGY (Cf. etymology) + IST (Cf. ist). Also etymologer (1640s) …
106etymologize — 1530s; see ETYMOLOGY (Cf. etymology) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Etymologized; etymologizing …
107leech — {{11}}leech (1) bloodsucking aquatic worm, from O.E. læce (Kentish lyce), of unknown origin (with a cognate in M.Du. lake). Commonly regarded as a transferred use of LEECH (Cf. leech) (2), but the Old English forms suggest a distinct word, which… …
108lounge — {{11}}lounge (n.) comfortable drawing room, 1881, from LOUNGE (Cf. lounge) (v.); in the sense of couch on which one can lie at full length, it is attested from 1830. Lounge lizard is from 1912, originally in reference to men who hung around in… …
109-or — suffix forming nouns of quality, state, or condition, from Middle English our, from O.Fr. our (Mod.Fr. eur), from L. orem (nom. or), a suffix added to pp. verbal stems. Also in some cases from L. atorem (nom. ator). In U.S., via Noah Webster, or… …
110-re — phonetic spelling change from re to er in words such as fibre, centre, theatre in U.S. began late 18c.; under urging of Noah Webster (1804 edition of his speller, and especially the 1806 dictionary), it was established over the next 25 years. The …
