Etymology of earn by etymonline

Sense of "obtain, amass, bring or get into actual possession" (money, profit, etc.) is from 1753. Related: Realized; realizing. also from 1610s.

taut | Etymology of taut by etymonline

mid-13c., tohte, tought "stretched or pulled tight, strained, not slack," possibly from tog-, past participle stem of Old English teon "to pull, ...

Etymology of root *(s)mer- by etymonline

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to remember." It forms all or part of: commemorate; commemoration; mourn; memo; memoir; memorable; memorandum; memorial; ...

Etymology of received by etymonline

This is from Medieval Latin Latin recepta "thing or money received," in classical Latin "received," fem. past participle...The meaning ...

Etymology of meritocracy by etymonline

1300, "spiritual reward," from Old French merite "wages, pay, reward; thanks; merit, moral worth, that which assures divine pity" (12c.) and ...

Etymology of invention by etymonline

early 15c., invencioun, "finding or discovering of something," from Old French invencion (13c.) and directly from Latin inventionem (nominative ...

Etymology of mercy by etymonline

late 12c., "God's forgiveness of his creatures' offenses," from Old French mercit, merci (9c.) "reward, gift; kindness, grace, pity," from Latin mercedem.

Etymology of almost by etymonline

Slang the most meaning "the best, extremely good" is attested from 1953. Also used as an adverb in Old English and in late Old English as a noun ...

Etymology of payee by etymonline

"person to whom money is paid," 1758, from pay (v.) + -ee. also from 1758. Advertisement. Entries linking to payee.

Etymology of cozen by etymonline

"to cheat, defraud," 1560s, of uncertain origin; perhaps from French cousiner "cheat on… See origin and meaning of cozen.

Roderick | Etymology of the name Roderick by etymonline

The form of the word was influenced in Middle English by Old French riche "wealthy, magnificent, sumptuous," which is, with Spanish rico, ...

Etymology of reap by etymonline

Old English ripe, of grain, fruit, seed, a field, "ready for reaping, mature," of animals used as food, "fit for eating," from West Germanic * ...

Etymology of paydirt by etymonline

"profit, success," 1873, from pay (n.) + dirt (n.); a word from mining, where it was used… See origin and meaning of paydirt.

Etymology of deserving by etymonline

mid-13c., "to merit, be worthy of for qualities or actions," from Old French deservir (Modern French desservir) "deserve, be worthy of, earn, ...

Etymology of regain by etymonline

1540s, "gain again, recover," as what has escaped or been lost, from French regaigner (Modern French regagner), from re- "again" (see re-) + gaginer.

Etymology of cheap by etymonline

"low in price, that may be bought at small cost," c. 1500, ultimately from Old English noun ceap "traffic, a purchase," from ceapian (v.) "to ...

Etymology of sprout by etymonline

Middle English sprouten, "to spring forth; grow, shoot forth as a bud," from Old English -sprutan (in asprutan "to sprout"), from Proto-Germanic *sprut-.

Etymology of early by etymonline

"early, near the initial point of some reckoning in time," from ær "soon, ere" (see ere)… See origin and meaning of early.

Etymology of accolade by etymonline

past participle of Vulgar Latin *accollare "to embrace around the neck," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + collum "neck" (compare collar (n.)), ...

Etymology of turnip by etymonline

All are from Latin tornare "to polish, round off, fashion, turn on a lathe," from tornus "lathe," from Greek tornos "lathe, tool for drawing ...