Search for: 1905
3441 Etymology dictionary, p. Proto-Indo-European (n.).2
the hypothetical reconstructed ancestral language of the Indo-European family, by 1905. The time scale of the "language" itself is much debated, but a recent date proposed for it is about 5,500 years ago.
3442 Etymology dictionary, p. quantum (n.).3
… Einstein, 1905. Quantum theory is from 1912; quantum mechanics, 1922. The term quantum jump "abrupt transition from one stationary state to another" is recorded …
3443 Etymology dictionary, p. rastaquouere (n.).3
… from 1905. According to French sources, the word is from South American Spanish rastacuero "upstart," from arrastrar "to drag, pull, tow, trail along the ground …
3444 Etymology dictionary, p. re-evaluation (n.).2
also reevaluation, "a second or further evaluation," 1905, noun of action from re-evaluate .
3445 Etymology dictionary, p. relativity (n.).2
… in 1905 (special theory of relativity) and 1915 (general theory of relativity), but the word was used in roughly this sense by J.C. Maxwell in 1876. An earlier noun …
3446 Etymology dictionary, p. rest (v.1).3
… ," by 1905. Related: Rested; resting .
3447 Etymology dictionary, p. retrain (v.).2
also re-train, "train again, teach (someone already skilled or trained) a new skill," 1905, from re- "back, again" + train (v.). Related: Retrained; retraining .
3448 Etymology dictionary, p. reusable (adj.).2
"capable of being reused, suitable for second or continued use," 1922, from re- "again" + usable. Non-reusable is attested from 1905.
3449 Etymology dictionary, p. right wing (n.).2
1570s of armies; from 1882 in field sports; by 1905 in the political sense (compare left wing ). Right-winger is attested by 1919 in U.S. politics; 1895 in sports.
3450 Etymology dictionary, p. rotary (adj.).3
The international service club (founded by Paul P. Harris in Chicago in 1905) is so called from the practice of clubs entertaining in rotation. Hence Rotarian (1911).
3451 Etymology dictionary, p. rummy (n.1).2
… , by 1905, rhum, rhummy, a word of unknown origin, perhaps from the drink, by analogy with whisky poker, or from card-playing terms in German ( Rum ) or Dutch ( roem ), which …
3452 Etymology dictionary, p. run-in (n.).2
"quarrel, confrontation," 1905, from the verbal phrase; see run (v.) + in (adv.). From 1857 as "an act of running in," along with the verbal phrase run in "pay a short, passing visit." Earlier to run in meant "to rush in" in attacking (1815).
3453 Etymology dictionary, p. Salisbury (n.).3
Salisbury steak (1885) is named for J.H. Salisbury (1823-1905), U.S. physician and food specialist, who promoted it.
3454 Etymology dictionary, p. satire (v.).2
"satirize," 1905, from satire (n.). The older word is satirize. Related: Satired; satiring .
3455 Etymology dictionary, p. savvy (n.).2
… by 1905, from the noun. Related: Savvily; savviness .
3456 Etymology dictionary, p. saw (n.1).3
… , by 1905. Saw-grass, the long, toothed grass found in the Southern U.S., is attested by 1822. The saw-fly (1773), destructive to plants, is so called for the construction …
3457 Etymology dictionary, p. schistosome (n.).2
… Schistosoma" (1905); the genus name (1858) is a Modern Latin formation from Greek skhistos "divided, cloven" (from skhizein "to split;" see schizo- ) + sōma "body" (see somato …
3458 Etymology dictionary, p. score (n.).6
… by 1905. From the tavern-keeping sense comes the meaning "amount on an innkeeper's bill" (c. 1600) and thus the figurative verbal expression settle scores (1775 …
3459 Etymology dictionary, p. Scrooge (n.).2
… ," by 1905, from the name of the curmudgeonly employer in Dickens' 1843 story "A Christmas Carol." It does not appear to be a genuine English surname; in old dictionaries …
3460 Etymology dictionary, p. scrunch (v.).2
… by 1905.