Word origins

• conjunctivaA clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.
• exculpatoryTending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
• HanseaticOf or pertaining to the German Hanse.
• syllabicOf, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
• abyssalBelonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
• amalgamateTo merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
• stationerA person or business that sells stationery.
• SaussureA surname from French.
• CarolingianOf or pertaining to the Carolings, the members of a Frankish dynasty, descended from Charles Martel, which arose from the Pippinid and Arnulfingian clans in the 7th century and ruled parts of western Europe until the 9th century, reaching its peak under Martel's grandson Charlemagne.
• BaphometA deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that the Knights Templar worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions.
• collodionA syrupy solution of nitrocellulose (pyroxylin) in alcohol and ether that evaporates on a surface to form a clear elastic film; used in surgical dressings, photographic plates and lacquer paints.
• LongwellA surname from Norman.
• factotumA person employed to perform all sorts of duties.
• tartaricContaining tartrates
• buboAn inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, or syphilis.
• prefatoryServing as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary.
• nillTo be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
• impaleTo pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
• mandragoraAny of various plants of the genus Mandragora.
• KerinA surname.
• paginateTo number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate.
• SlavoniaA geographical region in north-eastern part of modern Croatia.
• duplaA form of bell used in some medieval clocks.
• marchionessThe wife of a marquess.
• spirituousOf, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol.
• CatharA member of certain so self-styled Novatian and other medieval Christian sects embracing a form of dualism and extraordinary practices purportedly adhering to Mary Magdalene's teachings, persecuted by Roman Catholics as heretics.
• asafoetidaA resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
• QuirinA surname from French.
• RosendoA male given name from Spanish.
• juratA sworn statement concerning where, when, and before whom an oath has been made.
• reanimateBeing animate again.
• uveaThe middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.
• trentalA set of 30 requiem masses, said once a day for a month or all in one day.
• osmundaA fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern, Osmunda regalis.
• santalumAny of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers.
• AdelardA male given name of chiefly historical usage.
• morphewA blemish or mark on the skin, especially a blister caused by scurvy.
• castellatedCastle-like: built or shaped like a castle; usually, specifically, having castellations (crenellations).
• reginalOf, relating to, or resembling a queen.
• ophthalmiaSynonym of ophthalmitis (“inflammation of the eye”).
• RutheniaThe territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
• prognosticateTo predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.
• penuriousMiserly; excessively cheap.
• cerumenEarwax.
• careneSynonym of carenum (“reduction of must or sweet wine in ancient European cuisine”).
• AaronidSynonym of Levite.
• abbreviatureAn abridgment; a compendium; an abstract.
• abditoryA concealed location used for storage or to hide items.
• AberdonianOf or relating to Aberdeen.
• abrotineA colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.
• absentationThe act of absenting oneself.
• abthaneA title used in medieval Scotland.
• accompletiveTending to accomplish.
• acuateSharpened; sharp-pointed.
• addibleCapable of being added on (introduced to the context).
• adequativeequivalent or sufficient; adequate.
• aggenerationThe act of producing in addition.
• alfetA cauldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm, used as a form of trial in Medieval England.
• alietyThe state of being different; otherness.
• alloterminAny of the different realisations of a termineme under a specific domain or environment. For instance, [MORPHOLOGY]_(TERM) is an abstract unit (i.e., termineme) with the meaning of "the study of forms of ..."; however, it gets alloterminalized as "the science of forms of living organisms" under biology, "the study of forms of words" under linguistics, "the general theory of form or formation" under philosophy, and "the science of forms of chemicals" under chemistry.
• altiloquentPompous, or pretentious in speech
• aludelA pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.
• amativePertaining to love; amorous.
• approbativeExpressing approval.
• aseityThe attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.
• autarchyA condition of absolute power.
• barge boardA board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to protect and hide other timbers.
• bombinateto buzz or hum; to speak idly, vacuously, or to little effect.
• bombinatorA person who speaks or makes noise to no effect, as a flattering toady or empty orator.
• boracicRelating to, or impregnated with borax.
• CampineA chicken of a breed originating from the aforementioned region.
• carneolCarnelian.
• carucateThe notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
• castellanyThe office of a castellan, the lordship of a castle.
• castellatecastle-like: built or shaped like a castle.
• catholicateThe jurisdiction of an Armenian catholicos.
• catholicosateThe jurisdiction of a catholicos.
• chrismonA Christogram.
• circumlocutoryCharacterised by circumlocution; overly wordy
• collectarySynonym of collectarium.
• composition feeA payment of amends or to acquire a certain privilege, (universities) a tuition fee.
• corresponsivejointly or mutually responsive: exchanging
• custos rotulorumThe main justice of the peace in a given county of England, Wales or Ireland.
• decenaryOf or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration.
• decennaryDecennial: of or related to a ten-year period.
• defalcationThe act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
• desert islandA deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now frequently misunderstood as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.
• desinentialconsisting of desinences or grammatical endings; terminal
• emblicThe fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery)
• embryonEmbryonic.
• ÉtampesA commune in Essonne department, Île-de-France, France.
• exorcistateThe minor order of exorcists.
• favorizeTo favor especially or unduly.
• Friar MinorSynonym of Franciscan: a member of the Order of the Friars Minor.
• glomeryGrammar, particularly medieval Latin grammar.
• griseousHaving a gray, mottled appearance
• GrumiumXi Draconis A, a component of the binary star Xi Draconis in the northern circumpolar constellation of Draco.
• GruyèreA hard yellow cheese originating from Gruyères, Switzerland and made in the cantons of Fribourg.
• Guiscardthe sobriquet of Robert de Hauteville, a Norman adventurer remembered for the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founder of the County of Sicily
• haecceityThe essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities that make an individual this specific individual and not some other.