Sanskrit Origins of English: Etymologies of English Words (splenium- Syriarchate) - Paperback

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

Examples of the Sanskrit origins of English words from this book:
splice joining of overlapping materials. (S) स्फुल् (sphul) collect + (S) ईश् (īś) possess, belong to

spokesperson a person who speaks or makes statements on the behalf of an organisation or a person. (S) सुवाक्य (suvākya) speaking well + (S) अस् (as) belong to, fall to the share of + (S) पुरुषयोनि (puruṣayōni) descended from or begotten by a man

spondee a word or metrical foot of two syllables. The word is cognate with Latin spondēus, meaning "spondee." (S) स्पन्द (spanda) vibration, beat + (S) इ (e) to arrive at, reach, obtain, attain to, go to or be reduced to a particular state, fall into

sponge 1. any of several marine invertebrates of Porifera phylum. The name is cognate with Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá). 2. a pliable porous material which can soak liquid. 3. anything which absorbs, soaks, or drinks excessively. (S) स्फाय् (sphāy) swell, become bulky, expand, grow fat, increase + (S) अञ्ज् (añj) smear with

spoonbill a large bird with a white and pinkish plumage, which has a bill of the shape of a flat spoon. (S) सुपान (supāna) easy to be drunk + (S) फल (phala) blade

sporadic scattered or occurring at isolated places. (S) स्फुर् (sphur) start into view, spring, break forth, become displayed or expanded + (S) यत् (yat) try, strive, associate with + (S) आख्या (ākhyā) name, appellation, call, relate

stain a mark or discolouration on a surface. (S) स्त्यान (styāna) unctuous, unctuousness, stiffened, coagulated

sultan 1. a Muslim sovereign. 2. a Turkish breed of domestic white chicken. (S) शूल (śūla) spear, lance, flag + (S) धान (dhāna) holding

summary condensed or concise form, or something done speedily. The word is cognate with Medieval Latin summārius. (S) क्षाम (kṣāma) slender, slight, debilitated, slim + (S) अरि (ari) attached to

summer the hottest season of the year, which usually occurs in the middle of the year in most parts of the world, especially in the northern hemisphere. (S) समा (samā) half-year + (S) एर् (ēr) raise, procure, obtain, bring near, cause to obtain

summersault a type of acrobatic manoeuvre in which a person jumps up in the air, rotates completely in the air, and lands on the feet or vertically. (S) जिह्म (jihma) to go irregularly, turn off from the right way, tortuous, curved + (S) एर् (ēr) raise, procure, obtain, bring near, cause to obtain + (S) क्ष्वेलति (kṣvēlati) jump, leap, shake

summon 1. to order a person to be present. 2. to gather all the strength to do something. (S) समन (samana) assembly

superfine 1. of a very high quality. 2. something very thin. (S) सुपार (supāra) leading to prosperous issue, quickly passing + (S) पाण्य (pāṇya) excellent, praiseworthy