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Etymology of phrase get over by etymonline

"overcome," from get (v.) + over (adv.). From 1712 as "recover from;" 1813 as "have done… See origin and meaning of get over.

Etymology of decent by etymonline

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to take, accept." It forms all or ... Etymonline - Online Etymology DictionaryFull List of Sources ...

Etymology of person by etymonline

"an individual, a human being," from Old French persone "human being, anyone, person"… See origin and meaning of person.

Etymology of computer by etymonline

1630s, "determine by calculation," from French computer (16c.), from Latin computare "to count, sum up, reckon together," from com "with, ...

Etymology of blog by etymonline

... received by a web server"), from (World Wide) Web (n.) + log (n.2). Joe Bloggs (c. 1969) was British slang for "any hypothetical person ...

content | Etymology of content by etymonline

early 15c., "to rest or be satisfied; to give satisfaction to," from Old French contenter (from content (adj.) "satisfied") and Medieval Latin ...

Etymology of learn by etymonline

"to get knowledge, be cultivated; study, read, think about," from Proto-Germanic… See origin and meaning of learn.

understand | Etymology of understand by etymonline

Old English oferstandan, Middle English overstonden, literally "over-stand" seem to have been used only in literal senses. By mid-14c. as "to take as ...

Etymology of purchase by etymonline

Originally to obtain or receive as due in any way, including through merit or suffering; the specific sense of "acquire or secure by expenditure ...

best | Etymology of best by etymonline

"profit, use," Old English bot "help, relief, advantage; atonement," literally "a making better," from Proto-Germanic *boto (see better (adj.)).

Etymology of accept by etymonline

1660s, from Late Latin acceptabilitas, from Latin acceptabilis "worthy of acceptance," from acceptare "take or receive willingly" (see accept).

Etymology of income by etymonline

Perhaps a noun use of the late Old English verb incuman "come in, enter." Meaning "money made through business or labor" (i.e., "that which ' ...

Etymology of submit by etymonline

late 14c., submitten, "place (oneself) under the control of another, yield oneself, become submissive" (intransitive), from Latin submittere "to yield, lower, ...

Etymology of special by etymonline

The meaning "marked off from others by some distinguishing quality; dear, favored" is recorded from c. 1300. Also from c. 1300 is the sense of " ...

good | Etymology of good by etymonline

"excellent, fine; valuable; desirable, favorable, beneficial; full, entire, complete;" of abstractions, actions, etc., "beneficial, effective; righteous, pious ...

beget | Etymology of beget by etymonline

Middle English biyeten, from Old English begietan (West Saxon), bigetan, bigeotan (Anglian) "to get by effort, find, acquire, attain, seize"

Etymology of recognition by etymonline

and directly from Latin recognitionem (nominative recognitio) "a reviewing, investigation, examination," noun of action from past-participle ...

man | Etymology of man by etymonline

Middle English mannen, from Old English mannian "to furnish (a fort, ship, etc.) with a company of men," from man (n.). The meaning "take up a ...

Etymology of tide by etymonline

Earlier, from the older sense of the noun, it meant "occur, come about, happen" (Old English tidan; see tidings). Also from 1620s figuratively, ...

full | Etymology of full by etymonline

Perhaps the Middle English word was from Old English agent-noun fullere, which probably was formed from Latin fullo with a native ending. also ...