July theme: Architecture 🏛️
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hall, cellar, lid, color, hell, apocalypse
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-
to cover
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱéle-ti
to be covering, to be hiding
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Celtic *keleti
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Brythonic *kelɨd
- Middle Welsh kelu
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Old Irish ceilid
to hide, to conceal
- Irish ceil
to hide, to conceal
- Old Irish con-ceil
to conceal
- Irish ceil
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Germanic *helaną
to hide, to conceal
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West Germanic
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Old English helan
to hide, to conceal
- Scots hele
to cover, to conceal, to hide, to keep a secret
- Scots hele
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Frankish *helan
- Dutch helen
to accept stolen goods, to fence
- Dutch helen
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Old High German helan
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German hehlen
to buy and sell stolen goods, to fence
- German Hehler
trafficker in stolen goods, fence
- German Hehler
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Old High German firhelan
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German verhehlen
to conceal
- German verhohlen
concealed, secret, suppressed
- German verhohlen
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Italic *kelō
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Latin *celō
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Latin occulō
I cover, I hide, I conceal
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Latin occultō
I conceal, I hide
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Latin occultus
hidden, concealed, secret
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Western Romance
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French occulte
occult
- English occult
- Italian occulto
hidden, concealed, secret, occult
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥ye-ti ye- imperfective
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Germanic *huljaną
to cover, to veil
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 huljan
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North Germanic
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Old Norse hylja
- Danish hylle
- Icelandic hylja
to hide, to cover
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West Germanic
- Old English hyllan
to cover
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Frankish *hullen
- Dutch hullen
to wrap
- Dutch hullen
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Old High German *hullen
- German hüllen
to wrap, to drape, to cover
- German hüllen
- Old English hyllan
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Germanic *anþihuljaną
to uncover
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 andhuljan
to uncover, to reveal
- Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 andhuljan
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West Germanic
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Old English
- Middle English unhilen
to expose, to to reveal, to remove a covering
- Middle English unhilen
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Frankish
- Dutch onthullen
to reveal, to uncover
- Dutch onthullen
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Old High German
- German enthüllen
to unveil
- German enthüllen
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Germanic *huljaz?
cover, veil, hood
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West Germanic
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Old English
- English hull
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Frankish
- Dutch hul
hood
- Dutch hul
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Old High German hulla
head covering
- German Hülle
wrapping, sheath, husk, shell
- German Hülle
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱléyti éy- imperfective
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- reanalysed root
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱléytreh₂
shelter, covering
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Celtic *klētrā
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Old Irish
- Middle Irish clithar
shelter
- Middle Irish clithar
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Germanic *hlīþrō
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East Germanic
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Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 hleiþra
hut, tent
- Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 hlēþrastakeins
Sukkot, Feast of Tabernacles
- Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 hlēþrastakeins
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Italic *kleitrā
- Umbrian kletram
palanquin?, bier?
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Italic *kleitrela
- Latin clītellae
pack saddle
- Latin clītellae
- Umbrian kletram
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱloywó-s
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Germanic *hlaiwaz
shelter
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East Germanic
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Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 hlaiw
tomb, grave
- Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌽𐌰 hlaiwasna
grave
- Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌽𐌰 hlaiwasna
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West Germanic
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Old English hlēo
shelter
- English lee
- Old High German (h)lēo
grave mound
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Old Saxon hlēo
- German Lee
lee, leeward side of a ship
- Dutch lij
lee
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Slavic *xlěvъ
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East Slavic хлѣвъ xlěvŭ
cowshed
- Russian хлев xlev
stable, stall, cowshed, pigsty
- Russian хлев xlev
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- German Lee
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱlitó-s
covered, sheltered
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Celtic *klitos
covered, sheltered
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Brythonic *klɨd
- Welsh clyd
cosy, sheltered, snug, warm
- Welsh clyd
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Germanic *hliþą
lid, cover
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North Germanic
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Old Norse hlið
- Icelandic hlið
gate
- Icelandic hlið
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West Germanic
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Old English hlid
lid, cover
- English lid
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Proto-Indo-European ?
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Balto-Slavic
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Slavic *sьlojь
layer
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East Slavic
- Russian слой sloj
layer, stratum, coat (of paint)
- Russian слой sloj
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South Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian сло̑ј slȏj
layer, stratum
- Serbo-Croatian сло̑ј slȏj
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West Slavic
- Polish złoże
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱelmo-s
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Germanic *helmaz
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 hilms
helmet
- Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 hilms
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North Germanic
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Old Norse hjalmr
helmet
- Danish hjelm
helmet
- Icelandic hjálmur
helmet
- Danish hjelm
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West Germanic
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Old English helm
- English helm
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Frankish *helm
- Dutch helm
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Medieval Latin helmus
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Old French helme
helmet
- French heaume
helmet (historical or heraldy)
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Old French helmet
helmet
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French armet
armet, full face helmet
- English armet
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English helmet
- Japanese ヘルメット herumetto
helmet
- Korean 헬멧 helmet
helmet
- Japanese ヘルメット herumetto
- Italian elmetto
helmet
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- French heaume
- Spanish yelmo
helmet (historical or heraldy)
- Italian elmo
helmet (historical or heraldy)
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Germanic *Wiljahelmaz
Male given name
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North Germanic
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Old Norse Vilhjálmr
- Icelandic Vilhjálmur
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West Germanic
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Frankish
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Old French Willame
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Anglo-Norman
- English William
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Irish Uilliam
- Irish Liam
- French Guillaume
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Old High German
- German Wilhelm
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Latin Gulielmus
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Western Romance
- Italian Guglielmo
- Spanish Guillermo
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Slavic *šelmъ
helmet
- East Slavic шеломъ šelomŭ
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South Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian шле̏м šlȅm
helmet
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Old Church Slavonic шлѣмъ šlěmŭ
helmet
- Russian шлем šlem
helmet, headpiece
- Russian шлем šlem
- Serbo-Croatian шле̏м šlȅm
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West Slavic
- Old Polish szłom
helmet
- Old Polish szłom
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱel?nō-s
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Indo-Iranian *ĉalanás
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Indo-Aryan *śalaṇás
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Sanskrit शरण śaraṇa
shelter, refuge, protection
- Hindi शरण śaraṇ
shelter, refuge
- Hindi शरण śaraṇ
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱeleh₂
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Germanic *hallō
hall
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North Germanic
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Old Norse hǫll
- Danish hal
- Icelandic höll
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Old Norse Valhǫll
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New Latin Valhalla
- English Valhalla
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West Germanic
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Old English heall
hall, residence, manor house, court
- English hall
- Scots haw
manor house, hall
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Frankish *halla
- Dutch hal
hall, hallway
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Medieval Latin halla
house, dwelling, manor house, court, market hall
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Old French halle
- French halle
hall, covered market
- French halle
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- Dutch hal
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Old High German halla
- German Halle
hall
- German Halle
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Indo-Iranian
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Indo-Aryan
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Sanskrit शाला śā́lā
house, mansion, hall, shed, workshop
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Magadhi
- Assamese শালি xali
house, hall
- Assamese শাল xal
factory, machine, apparatus
- Assamese শালি xali
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Sauraseni
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Madhya
- Hindi साल sāl
house, hall, place
- Hindi साल sāl
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Pali sālā
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Khmer សាលា saalaa
hall, school, institution, court (of law)
- Khmer សាលារៀន saalaariən
school
- Khmer សាលារៀន saalaariən
- Thai ศาลา sǎa-laa
pavillion, gazebo, meeting hall
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- Telugu శాల śāla
house, edifice, hall, room, place
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Italic
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Latin cella
small room, hut, granary, pantry, shrine, altar
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Western Romance
- Italian cella
cell
- Spanish cilla
granary, tithe barn
- Italian cella
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Old English cella
cell (monastic)
- English cell
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Ancient Greek κέλλα kélla
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Koine Greek κελλίον kellíon
- Greek κελί kelí
cell
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Koine Greek κελλία kellía plural
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East Slavic келиꙗ kelija
- Russian ке́лья kélʹja
cell (monastic)
- Russian ке́лья kélʹja
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- Greek κελί kelí
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- Irish cill
churchyard, church, cell
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Spanish celda
cell
- Tagalog selda
cell
- Tagalog selda
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Latin *cellarius
related to huts, pantries, or granaries
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Medieval Latin cellarius
- Italian cellario
monk in charge of a monastery's food stores
- Spanish Cellario
- Italian cellario
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Latin cellarium
storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry
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Eastern Romance
- Romanian celar
pantry, larder
- Romanian celar
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Western Romance
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Old French celier
cellar, storeroom
- French cellier
cellar, storeroom
- English cellar
- French cellier
- Italian cellaio
wine shop
- Spanish cillero
granary, vault, cellar, storeroom
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- Albanian qilar
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Old High German kellari
- German Keller
cellar, basement
- German Keller
- Greek κελάρι kelári
cellar
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Old Norse kellari
- Icelandic kjallari
cellar, basement
- Finnish kellari
cellar
- Icelandic kjallari
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱélō-s
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Germanic *hulisō
case, covering, shell, pod
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West Germanic
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Frankish
- Dutch huls
shell
- Dutch huls
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Old High German
- German Hülse
pod, case
- German Hülse
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Italic *kelōs
outside, outward appearance
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Old Latin colos
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Latin color
color, pigment, complexion, outward appearance
- Sardinian caori
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Western Romance
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Old French
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French couleur
color, suit (cards)
- Haitian Creole koulè
color
- Danish kulør
color, suit (cards), complexion
- Haitian Creole koulè
- Dutch kleur
color, suit (cards)
- English color
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- Italian colore
color
- Spanish color
color, motive, pretext, character, faction, ethnicity
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱelyo-s
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Germanic *haljō
underworld, hell
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East Germanic
- Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 halja
hell
- Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 halja
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North Germanic
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Old Norse
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Old Norse Hel
- English Hel
- Icelandic hel
underworld, death, hell
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Old English hell
- English hell
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Frankish hella
- Dutch hel
hell
- Dutch hel
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Old High German hellia
- German Hölle
hell
- German Hölle
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Germanic *haljō-?
hell-punishment
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North Germanic
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Old Norse helvíti
hell
- Danish helvede
hell
- Icelandic helvíti
hell
- Finnish helvetti
hell, damn
- Danish helvede
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West Germanic
- Old English hellewīte
hell-punishment, torment, pain
- Old High German hellawīzi
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Italic *keljom
- Latin cilium
eyelid
- Latin cilium
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱēlō noun
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Germanic
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West Germanic
- Old High German hāla
the hiding
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Italic *kēlō
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Latin cēlō
I hide, I cover
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Western Romance
- French celer
to hide, to conceal
- Italian celare
to conceal
- Spanish celar
to watch over, to conceal, to be jealous
- French celer
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Latin concēlō
I conceal
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Western Romance
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Old French conceler
to hide, to conceal
- English conceal
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱēlmn̥
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Indo-Iranian *ĉālman
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Indo-Aryan
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Sanskrit शर्मन् śarman
shelter, safety, house, happy, prosperous
- Hindi शर्मा śarmā
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱleh₂-
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Italic *klām
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stealthily, secretly, privately, unknown to
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Italic *klām-de
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Latin clandestīnus
clandestine, secret, concealed
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Western Romance
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French clandestin
- English clandestine
- Italian clandestino
illicit, secret, undercover, clandestine, stowaway, illegal immigrant
- Spanish clandestino
clandestine, illegal immigrant
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱēli-s
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Germanic *hēliz
concealing, deceitful, treacherous
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West Germanic
- Old High German hāli
treacherous, slippery
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱoleso-s
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Hellenic
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Ancient Greek κολεός koleós
sheath, scabbard, cinerary urn, pericardium
- Greek κολεός koleós
vagina, sheath, scabbard
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Latin cōleus
sack, testicles, scortum
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Eastern Romance
- Romanian coaie
balls, testicles
- Romanian coaie
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Western Romance
- French couille
balls, testicles
- Italian coglia
scrotum
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Spanish cojones
balls, testilces
- English cojones
- French couille
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- Greek κολεός koleós
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Hellenic
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Ancient Greek καλύπτω kalúptō
I conceal
- Greek καλύπτω kalýpto
I cover, I coat, I provide covering fire
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Ancient Greek Καλυψώ Kalupsṓ
Calypso, the name of one or more sea nymphs
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Latin Calypso
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Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω apokalúptō
I reveal
- Greek αποκαλύπτω apokalýpto
I reveal, I expose, I uncover
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Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις apokálupsis
revelation, disclosure
- Latin apocalypsis
revelation
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Koine Greek Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου
The Apocalypse of John, aka The Book of Revelation
original language title and first word- Greek αποκάλυψη apokálypsi
- Russian апока́липсис apokálipsis
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Medieval Latin Apocalypsis Ioannis
The Apocalypse of John
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Medieval Latin apocalypsis
The Christian end of days prophesied in the Apocalypse of John
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French apocalypse
- English apocalypse
- Italian apocalisse
- Spanish apocalipsis
- Old Irish abcolips
- Irish apacailipsis
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- Latin apocalypsis
- Greek αποκαλύπτω apokalýpto
- Greek καλύπτω kalýpto
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Collected English words
occult, hull, lee, lid, helm, armet, helmet, William, Valhalla, hall, cell, cellar, color, Hel, hell, conceal, clandestine, cojones, Calypso, apocalypse