Languages of Origin

This page lists all recorded languages of origin for entries defined in the dictionary.

Click on a language name for a full list of all terms with origins in that language.

Note that etymologies are typically only traced back to the primary or secondary ancestors of a term, and so older ancestors may not always be included.

As many words have more than one language of origin, the total percentages add up to more than 100%; this is intentional.

Some languages appear separately in the list but are not represented in the pie chart, as they are either forms or families of languages; this includes e.g. Min Nan (Hokkien, Teochew, etc.) and Old French (French).

39.52% hokkien 38.01% english 26.66% malay 11.22% singlish 11.22% teochew 8.02% latin 7.81% cantonese 6.77% french 4.70% general chinese 4.18% mandarin 3.54% sanskrit 3.45% tamil 2.85% greek 2.29% arabic 1.38% italian 1.34% hakka 1.34% javanese 1.16% baba malay 1.16% dutch 1.12% persian 0.95% portuguese 0.78% hainanese 0.73% anglo-norman 0.73% german 0.73% turkish 0.60% japanese 0.60% spanish 0.56% hindi 0.35% asian languages 0.35% indonesian 0.56% medieval latin 1.12% middle french 0.35% thai 0.35% translingual 0.30% hockchew 0.26% chinese 0.26% nahuatl 0.26% pali 0.39% late latin 4.66% old french 0.52% prakrit 0.17% aramaic 0.78% hindustani 0.17% kristang 0.17% occitan 0.17% punjabi 0.17% tagalog 0.13% akkadian 0.13% ambonese malay 0.13% chinese pidgin english 0.13% general indian 0.13% hebrew 0.13% hinghua 0.13% low german 0.39% old javanese 0.09% ashokan prakrit 0.09% bengali 0.09% egyptian 0.09% fictional ape language 0.09% general niger-congo 0.09% high german 0.09% malayalam 0.09% min dong 0.09% new latin 0.09% norse 0.17% old occitan 0.09% old spanish 0.09% satsuma japanese 0.09% urdu 0.17% vulgar latin 0.04% afrikaans 2.72% ancient greek 0.04% assamese 0.04% balinese 0.04% betawi 0.04% catalan 0.60% classical persian 0.04% early latin 0.04% early medieval latin 0.09% early modern chinese 0.04% gaulish 0.04% kannada 0.04% koine greek 0.04% lokono 0.04% manglish 0.04% middle dutch 0.13% middle low german 0.09% middle persian 0.26% min 8.58% min nan 0.04% mongolian 0.04% māori 0.04% norman 0.17% old chinese 0.09% old high german 0.09% old italian 0.04% old norman 0.09% old norse 0.04% old persian 0.09% old portuguese 0.04% old turkish 0.69% ottoman turkish 0.04% sinhala 0.04% swabian german 0.04% sylheti 0.04% taíno 0.04% unknown 0.04% vietnamese 0.04% welsh

Language:

Entries:

%


hokkien

916

39.52%

english

881

38.01%

malay

618

26.66%

singlish

260

11.22%

teochew

260

11.22%

min nan

199

8.58%

latin

186

8.02%

cantonese

181

7.81%

french

157

6.77%

general chinese

109

4.70%

old french

108

4.66%

mandarin

97

4.18%

sanskrit

82

3.54%

tamil

80

3.45%

greek

66

2.85%

ancient greek

63

2.72%

arabic

53

2.29%

italian

32

1.38%

hakka

31

1.34%

javanese

31

1.34%

baba malay

27

1.16%

dutch

27

1.16%

middle french

26

1.12%

persian

26

1.12%

portuguese

22

0.95%

hainanese

18

0.78%

hindustani

18

0.78%

anglo-norman

17

0.73%

german

17

0.73%

turkish

17

0.73%

ottoman turkish

16

0.69%

classical persian

14

0.60%

japanese

14

0.60%

spanish

14

0.60%

hindi

13

0.56%

medieval latin

13

0.56%

prakrit

12

0.52%

late latin

9

0.39%

old javanese

9

0.39%

asian languages

8

0.35%

indonesian

8

0.35%

thai

8

0.35%

translingual

8

0.35%

hockchew

7

0.30%

chinese

6

0.26%

min

6

0.26%

nahuatl

6

0.26%

pali

6

0.26%

aramaic

4

0.17%

kristang

4

0.17%

occitan

4

0.17%

old chinese

4

0.17%

old occitan

4

0.17%

punjabi

4

0.17%

tagalog

4

0.17%

vulgar latin

4

0.17%

akkadian

3

0.13%

ambonese malay

3

0.13%

chinese pidgin english

3

0.13%

general indian

3

0.13%

hebrew

3

0.13%

hinghua

3

0.13%

low german

3

0.13%

middle low german

3

0.13%

ashokan prakrit

2

0.09%

bengali

2

0.09%

early modern chinese

2

0.09%

egyptian

2

0.09%

fictional ape language

2

0.09%

general niger-congo

2

0.09%

high german

2

0.09%

malayalam

2

0.09%

middle persian

2

0.09%

min dong

2

0.09%

new latin

2

0.09%

norse

2

0.09%

old high german

2

0.09%

old italian

2

0.09%

old norse

2

0.09%

old portuguese

2

0.09%

old spanish

2

0.09%

satsuma japanese

2

0.09%

urdu

2

0.09%

afrikaans

1

0.04%

assamese

1

0.04%

balinese

1

0.04%

betawi

1

0.04%

catalan

1

0.04%

early latin

1

0.04%

early medieval latin

1

0.04%

gaulish

1

0.04%

kannada

1

0.04%

koine greek

1

0.04%

lokono

1

0.04%

manglish

1

0.04%

middle dutch

1

0.04%

mongolian

1

0.04%

māori

1

0.04%

norman

1

0.04%

old norman

1

0.04%

old persian

1

0.04%

old turkish

1

0.04%

sinhala

1

0.04%

swabian german

1

0.04%

sylheti

1

0.04%

taíno

1

0.04%

unknown

1

0.04%

vietnamese

1

0.04%

welsh

1

0.04%