yoga

Sanskrit yoga → Hindi yoga → English yogaEnglish borrowed yoga through Hindi from Sanskrit. Its…

zero

Arabic sifr → Latin zephirum → Italian zero → English zeroThe English name for nothing…

chocolate

Nahuatl origins → Spanish chocolate → English chocolateEnglish borrowed chocolate from Spanish, which drew on…

quarantine

quaranta giorni → quarantineThe English word comes from Italian words for forty days. A waiting…

tsunami

津波 → tsunami Tsunami was borrowed from Japanese. Its two parts refer to a harbour…

safari

safar → safari Safari reached English from Swahili, where it names a journey or expedition.…

magazine

makhāzin → magazzino → magasin → magazine Magazine once meant a storehouse. Through French and…

alphabet

alpha + beta → alphabetum → alphabet Alphabet combines the names alpha and beta, the…

telephone

tēle + phōnē → téléphone → telephone Telephone reached English through French téléphone. Its components…

window

vindauga → window Window comes from Old Norse vindauga, combining wind and eye. An opening…

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