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).

39.62% hokkien 38.00% english 26.72% malay 11.45% teochew 11.28% singlish 8.17% latin 7.83% cantonese 6.85% french 4.64% general chinese 4.21% mandarin 3.53% sanskrit 3.40% tamil 2.98% greek 2.26% arabic 1.40% hakka 1.36% italian 1.36% javanese 1.19% dutch 1.15% baba malay 1.11% persian 0.94% portuguese 0.85% hainanese 0.81% anglo-norman 0.72% german 0.72% turkish 0.60% japanese 0.60% spanish 0.55% hindi 0.38% hockchew 0.34% asian languages 0.34% indonesian 0.55% medieval latin 1.19% middle french 0.34% thai 0.34% translingual 0.26% chinese 0.26% nahuatl 0.26% pali 0.38% late latin 4.68% old french 0.51% prakrit 0.17% aramaic 0.77% hindustani 0.17% kristang 0.17% low german 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 0.38% 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% unknown 0.09% urdu 0.17% vulgar latin 0.04% afrikaans 2.85% 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 0.09% middle dutch 0.17% middle low german 0.09% middle persian 0.34% min 8.72% 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 0.68% ottoman turkish 0.04% sinhala 0.04% swabian german 0.04% sylheti 0.04% taíno 0.04% vietnamese 0.04% welsh

Language:

Entries:

%


hokkien

931

39.62%

english

893

38.00%

malay

628

26.72%

teochew

269

11.45%

singlish

265

11.28%

min nan

205

8.72%

latin

192

8.17%

cantonese

184

7.83%

french

161

6.85%

old french

110

4.68%

general chinese

109

4.64%

mandarin

99

4.21%

sanskrit

83

3.53%

tamil

80

3.40%

greek

70

2.98%

ancient greek

67

2.85%

arabic

53

2.26%

hakka

33

1.40%

italian

32

1.36%

javanese

32

1.36%

dutch

28

1.19%

middle french

28

1.19%

baba malay

27

1.15%

persian

26

1.11%

portuguese

22

0.94%

hainanese

20

0.85%

anglo-norman

19

0.81%

hindustani

18

0.77%

german

17

0.72%

turkish

17

0.72%

ottoman turkish

16

0.68%

classical persian

14

0.60%

japanese

14

0.60%

spanish

14

0.60%

hindi

13

0.55%

medieval latin

13

0.55%

prakrit

12

0.51%

hockchew

9

0.38%

late latin

9

0.38%

old javanese

9

0.38%

asian languages

8

0.34%

indonesian

8

0.34%

min

8

0.34%

thai

8

0.34%

translingual

8

0.34%

chinese

6

0.26%

nahuatl

6

0.26%

pali

6

0.26%

aramaic

4

0.17%

kristang

4

0.17%

low german

4

0.17%

middle low german

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%

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 dutch

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%

unknown

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%

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%

vietnamese

1

0.04%

welsh

1

0.04%