Etymology of substitution by etymonline

"chief support," 1787, a figurative use of a nautical noun meaning "stay which extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast" (late 15c.) ...

Etymology of issue by etymonline

c. 1300, "an exit," from Old French issue "a way out, a going out, exit; final event," from fem. past participle of issir "to go out," from Latin exire "go out ...

Etymology of difference by etymonline

mid-14c., "condition or relation of being other or different," also "any special mode of non-identity," from Old French difference "difference, ...

antonomasia | Etymology of antonomasia by etymonline

word-forming element of Greek origin meaning "against, opposed to, opposite of, instead," shortened to ant- before vowels and -h-, from Old ...

Etymology of alter by etymonline

late 14c., "to change (something), make different in some way," from Old French alterer "to change, alter," from Medieval Latin alterare "to change,"

Etymology of privilege by etymonline

Middle English also had pravilege "an evil law or privilege" (late 14c.), from Medieval Latin pravilegium, a play on privilegium by substitution ...

Etymology of subvert by etymonline

"to raze, destroy, overthrow, overturn" (senses now obsolete), also in a general sense,… See origin and meaning of subvert.

Etymology of inform by etymonline

early 14c., "to train or instruct in some specific subject," from Old French informer, enformer "instruct, teach" (13c.) and directly from Latin ...

Etymology of relief by etymonline

and directly from Latin relevare "to raise, alleviate, lift up, free from a burden," from re-, here perhaps an intensive prefix (see re-), + ...

the | Etymology of the by etymonline

definite article, late Old English þe, nominative masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun and adjective. After c. 950, it displaced earlier ...

Etymology of alien by etymonline

"another, other, different" (from PIE root *al- (1) "beyond"). The meaning "residing in a country not of one's birth" is from mid-15c. The sense ...

Etymology of remain by etymonline

This is from re- "back" (see re-) + manere "to stay, remain" (from PIE root *men- (3) "to remain"). For noun use of infinitives in Anglo-French ...

Etymology of become by etymonline

Middle English bicomen, from Old English becuman "happen, come about, befall," also "meet with, fall in with; arrive, approach, enter," from Proto-Germanic * ...

Etymology of pass by etymonline

late 13c., passen (transitive), "to go by (something)," also "to cross over," from Old French passer "to pass" (11c.), from Vulgar Latin * ...

left | Etymology of left by etymonline

c. 1200, "opposite of right," probably from Kentish and northern English forms of Old English *lyft "weak; foolish" (in lyft-adl "lameness, paralysis").

Etymology of depute by etymonline

"to appoint, assign as a substitute or agent," from Old French deputer (14c.), from Late… See origin and meaning of depute.

Etymology of switch by etymonline

The meaning "a change from one to another, reversal, an exchange, substitution" is attested by 1920 originally slang; the extended form ...

Etymology of equivalent by etymonline

early 15c., "equal in value, power, or effect," from Late Latin aequivalentem (nominative aequivalens) "equivalent," present participle of ...

add | Etymology of add by etymonline

"to join or unite (something to something else)," from Latin addere "add to, join,… See origin and meaning of add.

Etymology of dickens by etymonline

Etymology. dickens. exclamation, "the Devil!," used with the definite article, formerly with the indefinite, 1590s, apparently a substitute ...