Sanskrit Origins of English: Etymologies of English Words (coroner- dere) - Paperback

This book delves into the Sanskrit origins of over 7400 English words, from coroner to dere, in alphabetical order.

Examples of the Sanskrit origins of English words from this book:
coroner 1. an officer who presides over an inquest into unnatural or suspicious deaths. 2. a medical doctor who performs autopsies. (S) क्षर (kṣara) body + (S) हनु (hanu) death + (S) एर् (ēr) raise, procure, obtain, bring near, cause to obtain 3. (Isle of Man) the administrative head of a sheading. (S) शिर (śira) head + (S) उन्नय (unnaya) elevating, raising + (S) एर् (ēr) raise, procure, obtain, bring near, cause to obtain

corpse a dead body or a human being. (S) क्षर (kṣara) body + (S) व्यसु (vyasu) dead

corridor 1. a narrow hall or passageway which has rooms along the way. 2. a restricted tract of land that conveys between two points. (S) चरथ (caratha) moving, course, going + (S) एर् (ēr) raise, procure, obtain, bring near, cause to obtain

corrival a fellow rival. (S) ग (ga) relating to or standing in connection with + (S) रिप् (rip) enemy + (S) अल् (al) be able

corrode to wear out bit by bit, to waste away or be diminished gradually. (S) खुरति (khurati) break in pieces

cosmetic 1. superficial or external. 2. pertaining to improving external beauty. (S) कुसुमित (kusumita) furnished with flowers + (S) आख्या (ākhyā) name, appellation, call, relate

cough 1. to noisily force out phlegm from the lungs or throat. 2. the thick phlegm produced by coughing. (S) कफ (kapha) watery froth or foam in general, phlegm

could simple past tense of can. (S) घट् (ghaṭ) be possible

council an advisory or administrative authority of an area, organisation, or ministry that meets regularly to discuss issues. (S) गण (gaṇa) multitude, company, class, group + (S) शील (śīla) practice, custom

counterattack an attack in reaction to an opponent's attack. (S) गन्ति (ganti) go against with hostile intentions + (S) एर् (ēr) raise, procure, obtain, bring near, cause to obtain + (S) आ (ā) up to, to be + (S) धक्क् (dhakk) annihilate, destroy

dactyl a finger, toe or digit. (S) दशत् (daśat) consisting of ten + (S) अल् (al) be able, to adorn

daddle to walk unsteadily. (S) धू (dhū) shake, cause to shake + (S) अत् (at) walk, to go constantly + (S) अल् (al) be able

dairy 1. an establishment that processes, stores and distributes milk and milk products. 2. a shop that sells milk and milk products. (S) दुह् (duh) milk or squeeze out, draw anything out of another thing + (S) री (rī) effecting, giving, possessing, acquiring

denizen one who dwells in a particular place, or one who frequents a place. The word is cognate with Middle English denisein, Old French denzein. (S) धान (dhāna) site of a habitation + (S) ईश् (īś) possess, belong to + (S) जन (jana) person, people

dense compact, thick, opaque. (S) तनु (tanu) attenuated, emaciated, s