Online Etymology Dictionary

inly (adv.): Old English inlice "internally, inwardly; sincerely, heartily;" see in + -ly (2).
in-migration (n.): 1942, American English, in reference to movement within the same country (as distinguished from immigration), from in (prep.) + migration.
Josephine: fem. proper name, from French Jósephine, fem. of Joseph. Another fem. form in English is Josepha.
belligerence (n.): 1804; see belligerent + -ence. Related: belligerency. Middle English had belligeration "warfare."
overlong (adj.): "excessively long," early 14c., from over- + long (adj.). Middle English also had overshort "too short, too brief."
oversleep (v.): late 14c., from over- + sleep (v.). Related: Overslept; oversleeping. Old English had a noun oferslæp "too much sleep."
Jankin: masc. proper name, from Jan, variant of John, + diminutive suffix -kin. In Middle English, often applied contemptuously to priests.
salt (v.): Old English sealtan, from Proto-Germanic *salto- (see salt (n.)), and in part from the noun. Related: Salted; salting.
besmear (v.): Old English bismierwan, besmyrwan (West Saxon), besmerwan (Anglian); see be- + smear (v.). Related: Besmeared; besmearing.
beweep (v.): Old English bewepan, cognate with Old Frisian biwepa, Old Saxon biwopian; see be- + weep. Related: Bewept.
law-breaker (n.): also lawbreaker, mid-15c., from law (n.) + agent noun from break (v.). Old English had lahbreca.
lallygag (v.): "waste time, dilly-dally," 1862, American English; see lollygag. Related: Lallygagged; lallygagging.
intentionally (adv.): "on purpose," 1660s; see intentional + -ly (2). Middle English had the phrase of entencioun (1420) "on purpose, intentionally."
manfully (adv.): c. 1400, from manful + -ly (2). Old English had manlice "manfully, nobly."
beetle (n.2): beating tool, Old English bietel, from Proto-Germanic *bautilo-z, from *bautan "to beat" (see beat (v.)).
saboteur (n.): 1912 (from 1909 as a French word in English), a borrowing of the French agent noun from sabotage (see sabotage (n.)).
civics (n.): "study of the rights and responsibilities of a citizen," 1886, originally American English, from civic, by analogy with politics (see -ics).
clearing (n.): late 14c., "action of making clear," verbal noun from clear (v.). Meaning "land cleared of wood" is from 1818, American English.
Carlos: Spanish form of the Germanic masculine proper name that is represented in English by Charles.
contextualise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of contextualize (see contextual); for suffix, see -ize. Related: Contextualised; contextualising.
coolness (n.): Old English colnesse; see cool (adj.) + -ness. Figurative sense of "calmness" is from 1650s; that of "absence of warm affection" is from 1670s.
blank verse (n.): 1580s; the thing itself is attested in English poetry from mid-16c. and is classical in origin.
copycat (n.): by 1884, American English, probably at least a generation older, from copy (v.) + cat (n.). As a verb, from 1932.
coterminous (adj.): 1630s, malformed in English from co- + terminous (see terminal). Latin purists prefer conterminous.
countdown (n.): 1953, American English, in early use especially of launches of rockets or missiles, from count (v.) + down.
delf (n.): late Old English dælf "trench, ditch, quarry," from gedelf "digging, a digging," from delfan "to dig" (see delve).
coverage (n.): mid-15c., "charge for a booth at a fair," from cover + -age. Reintroduced 1912, American English, in insurance.
cronyism (n.): 1840, "friendship," from crony + -ism. Meaning "appointment of friends to important positions, regardless of ability" is originally American English, from c. 1950.
criticise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of criticize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Criticised; criticising.
clothes-pin (n.): also clothespin, by 1834, American English, from clothes + pin (n.). Clothes-peg in the same sense attested from 1812.
deeply (adv.): Old English deoplice (see deep (adj.)), used in both literal and figurative senses.
customize (v.): 1934, "to make (something) to a customer's specifications," American English, from custom (adj.) + -ize. Related: Customizable; customization; customized; customizing.
custodian (n.): 1781, from custody (Latin custodia) + -an. As "janitor," by 1944, American English, short for custodian-janitor (by 1899).
deathbed (n.): Old English, "the grave," from death (n.) + bed (n.). Meaning "bed on which someone dies" is from c. 1300.
deathly (adj.): Old English deaþlic "mortal" (see death). Meaning "deadly" is from late 12c.; that of "death-like" is from 1560s.
enow (adj., n.): Old English genoge (plural adjective), from genog (see enough). By Johnson, regarded as the plural of enough.
mobilise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of mobilize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Mobilised; mobilising.
doohickey (n.): also doohicky, a name for something one doesn't know the name of, 1914, American English, arbitrary formation.
dormancy (n.): 1723; see dormant + -cy. Middle English had dormitation "sleep, sleeping" (mid-15c.)
enthuse (v.): 1827, American English, back-formation from enthusiasm. Originally often humorous or with affected ignorance. Related: enthused; enthusing.
murderous (adj.): 1530s, a hybrid from murder + -ous. An Old English word for it was morðorhycgende. Related: Murderously; murderousness.
mesmerise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of mesmerize (v.); for suffix, see -ize. Related: Mesmerised; mesmerising.
Egyptian: late 14c., Egypcyan, adjective and noun; see Egypt + -ian. Old English had Egiptisc. Meaning "the language of Egypt" is from 1550s.
monetise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of monetize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Monetise; monetising.
characterise (v.): chiefly British English spelling of characterize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Characterised; characterising.
cheerleader (n.): also cheer-leader, 1900, American English, from cheer (n.) + leader. Cheerleading is attested from 1906.
childe (n.): "youth of gentle birth," used as a kind of title, late Old English, variant spelling of child (q.v.).
choosy (adj.): 1862, American English, from choose + -y (2). Also sometimes choosey. Related: Choosiness.
complected (adj.): 1806, American English, "complexioned," a variant derivation from complexion, which, intentionally or not, shows the Latin root.
awake (adj.): "not asleep," c. 1300, shortened from awaken, past participle of Old English awæcnan (see awaken).