- jete (n.)
- ballet step, 1830, from French (pas) jeté, from past participle of jeter "to throw" (see jet (v.1)).
- nerve-racking (adj.)
- also nerveracking, 1812, from nerve + present participle of verbal sense of rack (n.1).
- woodwind (n.)
- 1876, from wood (n.) + wind (n.1) in the musical instrument sense. Related: Woodwinds.
- gridlock
- 1980 (n.); 1987 (v.); from grid (n.) + lock (n.1). Related: Gridlocked; gridlocking.
- scrapbook (n.)
- also scrap-book, 1821, from scrap (n.1) + book (n.). As a verb, by 1879. Related: Scrapbooked; scrapbooking.
- seasonal (adj.)
- "pertaining to the seasons; relating to a season," 1829, from season (n.) + -al (1). Of workers or employment, from 1904. Related: Seasonally.
- shareholder (n.)
- c. 1830, from share (n.1) in the financial sense + agent noun from hold (v.).
- sidebar (n.)
- "secondary article accompanying a larger one in a newspaper," 1948, from side (adj.) + bar (n.1).
- environmental (adj.)
- 1887, "environing, surrounding," from environment + -al (1). Ecological sense by 1967. Related: Environmentally (1884).
- strengthen (v.)
- late 14c., from strength + -en (1). Related: Strengthened; strengthening; strengthener. Earlier verb was simply strength (12c.).
- societal (adj.)
- 1873, from society (adj.) + -al (1). Related: Societally. Earlier adjective was societarian (1822) "of or pertaining to society."
- sacrificial (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin sacrificium "a sacrifice" (see sacrifice (n.)) + -al (1). Related: Sacrificially.
- double-check (v.)
- 1958, from double (adj.) + check (v.1). Related: Double-checked; double-checking.
- sapper (n.)
- 1620s, in a military context, "soldier employed in building fortifications," agent noun from sap (v.1).
- scaly (adj.)
- also scaley, late 14c., from scale (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Scaliness.
- illegible (adj.)
- 1630s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + legible. Related: Illegibly; illegibility.
- illiquid (adj.)
- 1690s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not" + liquid (adj.) in the financial sense.
- illogical (adj.)
- "without sound reasoning according to rules of logic," 1580s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + logical. Related: Illogically.
- imperforate (adj.)
- "having no perforation," 1670s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + perforate (adj.). Related: Imperforation (1650s).
- incommensurate (adj.)
- "not of equal measure; not having a common measure," 1640s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + commensurate.
- parastate (n.)
- also para-state, 1959, from para- (1) "beside" + state (n.). Related: Parastatal.
- restroom (n.)
- also rest-room, 1897, as a room with a toilet, from rest (n.1) + room (n.).
- planar (adj.)
- 1850, from Latin planaris "level, flat," from planum "plane" (see plane (n.1)).
- shapely (adj.)
- "well-formed, having a regular and pleasing shape," late 14c., from shape (n.) + -ly (1). Related: Shapeliness.
- postmark (n.)
- 1670s, from post (n.3) + mark (n.1). As a verb from 1716. Related: Postmarked; postmarking.
- pregnancy (n.)
- 1520s (originally figurative), from pregnant (adj.1) + -cy. Literal use attested from 1590s.
- pasteboard (n.)
- 1540s, from paste (n.) + board (n.1). So called because it is made of sheets of paper pasted together.
- regimental (adj.)
- 1650s, from regiment (n.) + -al (1). As a noun, regimentals, "dress proper to a particular regiment, military uniform," is from 1742.
- restful (adj.)
- mid-14c., "characterized by rest;" late 14c., "quiet, peaceful;" from rest (n.1) + -ful. Related: Restfully; restfulness.
- proximal (adj.)
- 1727, from Latin proximus "nearest, next" (see proximity) + -al (1). Related: Proximally.
- dimorphous (adj.)
- 1832, from Greek dimorphos "of two forms," from di- (see di- (1)) + morphe "form, shape" (see Morpheus).
- rarely (adv.)
- 1550s, from rare (adj.1) + -ly (2). "Seldom, not often;" also "finely, excellently."
- rosacea (n.)
- 1876, short for acne rosacea (1833), from fem. of Latin rosaceus "rose-colored" (see rose (n.1)).
- summerize (v.)
- 1797, "to spend the summer," from summer (n.1) + -ize. From 1935 as "to prepare (something) for summer." Related: Summerized; summerizing.
- story-telling (n.)
- also storytelling, 1709, from story (n.1) + present participle of tell (v.). Related: Story-teller (1709).
- tonal (adj.)
- 1776; from tone (n.) in the musical sense + -al (1), or from Medieval Latin tonalis.
- towhead (n.)
- also tow-head, in reference to tousled blond hair, 1830, from tow (n.1) + head (n.). Related: Towheaded.
- tactual (adj.)
- "pertaining to the sense of touch," 1640s, from Latin tactus "a touch" (see tact) + -al (1).
- tagline (n.)
- "punchline of a joke," 1926, originally "last line in an actor's speech" (1916), from tag (n.1) + line (n.).
- tauten (v.)
- "to make taut," 1814, from taut + -en (1). Intransitive meaning "become taut" is from 1849. Related: Tautened; tautening.
- sourball (n.)
- 1900 as "constantly grumbling person;" 1914 as a type of candy; from sour (adj.) + ball (n.1).
- sopor (n.)
- Latin, "deep sleep, lethargy," from PIE *swep-os-, suffixed form of root *swep- (1) "to sleep" (see Somnus).
- sonogram (n.)
- 1956, from comb. form of Latin sonus (see sound (n.1)) + -gram. Related: Sonograph (1951).
- main-mast (n.)
- "the tallest mast, usually located near the center of the ship," 16c., from main (adj.) + mast (n.1).
- mass-produce (v.)
- 1921, from mass (n.1) + produce (v.). Related: Mass-produced; mass-producing.
- matchbook (n.)
- also match-book, in reference to a folder holding fire-starting devices, 1913, from match (n.1) + book (n.).
- matri-
- word-forming element meaning "mother," from comb. form of Latin mater (genitive matris) "mother" (see mother (n.1)).
- matting (n.1)
- "process of making mats," 1720, from mat (n.1). Meaning "coarse fabric for mats" is from 1748.
- matriarchal (adj.)
- 1780 (in reference to bee colonies); see matriarch + -al (1); "patterned after patriarchy" [Barnhart]. Related: Matriarchally.
- matronymic (n.)
- 1794, a hybrid from Latin mater (see mother (n.1)) + Greek-based ending from patronymic. As an adjective from 1874.
