Sanskrit Origins of English: Etymologies of English Words (organ- perdu) - Paperback

This book traces the Sanskrit origins of over 7400 English words, from organ to perdu, in alphabetical order.

Examples of the Sanskrit origins of English words from this book:
organ 1. a well-defined part of an organism that has a specific function. (S) एर् (ēr) procure for oneself + (S) गुण (guṇa) subdivision, secondary element, peculiarity, attribute 2. a type of musical instrument. (S) एर् (ēr) procure for oneself + (S) गान (gāna) singing

orology the branch of geology dealing with the science of mountains. (S) आरोह (ārōha) mountain, rising, descending + (S) लोक (lōka) common practice or usage, scope + (S) ज (ja) produced or caused by

oropharynx the region of the throat behind the oral cavity at the hind part of the mouth. (S) आहृ (āhṛ) eat, speak + (S) यु (yu) take hold or gain possession of + (S) पारणा (pāraṇā) going through, carrying through + (S) अस् (as) belong to, fall to the share of

orotund an imposing voice of a person. (S) उरु (uru) extended, far off, excessive + (S) तुण्ड (tuṇḍa) mouth

orphanet a young or little orphan. (S) अर्पण (arpaṇa) entrusting, giving, offering + (S) हीयते (hīyatē) decrease, decline, be deficient or wanting

orthocentre the point of intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle. (S) अह्रुत (ahruta) straight, going in a straight line + (S) यु (yu) take hold or gain possession of + (S) केन्द्र (kēndra) centre

ostend to exhibit or show. (S) व्युष्ट (vyuṣṭa) grown bright or clear + (S) अन्त (anta) nature, condition

oven an enclosed container in which food is heated or cooked. (S) हवन (havana) fire-receptacle

Pakistan a south Asian country which originated by the partition of India in 1947. The name Pakistan literally means "Land of the Pure." (S) पावक (pāvaka) pure, bright, clear + (S) स्थान (sthāna) place

palaeanthropic pertaining to the earliest types of human beings. (S) पलाय् (palāy) vanish, cease, depart + (S) अण्डीर (aṇḍīra) full male + (S) आप् (āp) to obtain + (S) आख्या (ākhyā) name, appellation, call, relate

penguin 1. a flightless sea bird of Sphenisciformes order. 2. (obsolete) an auk bird of Northern hemisphere. the incorrect etymology of penguin is Welsh pen gwyn, meaning "white head" because a penguin has a predominantly black head. The correct etymology is: (S) पङ्गु (paṅgu) crippled in the legs + (S) अयान (ayāna) natural disposition or temperament 3. Bromelia pinguin, which bears an egg-shaped fleshy fruit. The plant is named so for its saffron coloured leaves. (S) पिङ्ग (piṅga) Indian saffron + (S) अयान (ayāna) natural disposition or temperament

pepper 1. a plant of Piperaceae family. 2. a spice obtained from the unripe berries of this plant. 3. a fruit of the capsicum plant. 4. (slang) a beating or thrashing. 5. to cover with many things. (S) विप्र