Sanskrit Origins of English: Etymologies of English Words (perdue- praxinoscope) - Paperback

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

Examples of the Sanskrit origins of English words from this book:
peregrine wandering, travelling, migratory, foreign, alien. The word is cognate with Latin peregrīnus, meaning "foreign." (S) पर (para) other, another + (S) गृह (gṛha) home, house + (S) अयन (ayana) manner, course

perforate to make a hole or holes by piercing. (S) पर (para) exceeding, beyond + (S) विहृ (vihṛ) sever, lacerate + (S) यत् (yat) try, strive, associate with

periotic surrounding the ear. (S) परि (pari) around + (S) ऊहते (ūhatē) listen for + (S) आख्या (ākhyā) name, appellation, call, relate

physics a scientific study of matter, its constituents and interrelationships in the observable universe. (S) पाश (pāśa) nature + (S) आख्या (ākhyā) name, appellation, call, relate + (S) अस् (as) belong to, fall to the share of

piffle nonsense, foolish talk. (S) विफल (viphala) fruitless, futile, ineffectual, idle, vain

pilcrow the symbol . The name is probably via Middle English pylcrafte. (S) वालाग्र (vālāgra) having a hair-like point

pile to place things one over the other. (S) पुल् (pul) be piled or heaped up

pineapple 1. a large fruit which has prickly skin and stiff prickly leaves on top. 2. the plant that bears pineapples. (S) भिन्न (bhinna) pierced, cleaving to, stab + (S) आताफल (ātāphala) apple

pisky 1. a playful sprite, elflike or fairy-like creature. 2. a butterfly of Melanis genus. (S) पक्षि (pakṣi) bird

Pluto 1. the god of the underworld in Greek and Roman mythology. The name is cognate with Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn), meaning "god of the underworld." 2. the ninth planet in the solar system which was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. The name was coined by Venetia Burney based on the name of the Greek and Roman god Pluto. (S) प्लुत (pluta) submerged + (S) यु (yu) take hold or gain possession of

polydactyl having more digits, fingers or toes than what is considered normal. (S) पुली (pulī) bunch + (S) दशत् (daśat) consisting of ten + (S) अल् (al) be able

poussin 1. a chicken reared for a few weeks to be eaten as food. 2. a Cornish game hen. ■ The word is cognate with French poussin. (S) पोषण (pōṣaṇa) nourishing, maintaining, keeping

poverty the state of being poor. (S) पाप (pāpa) wretched, misfortune, sin, evil + (S) आर्ति (ārti) painful occurrence