- denim (n.)
[denim 词源字典] - 1690s, from French serge de Nîmes "serge from Nîmes," town in southern France. Application to "coarse cotton cloth" is first recorded 1850 in American English. Denims "pants made of denim" recorded from 1868. The place name is Roman Nemausus, said to be ultimately from Gaulish nemo "sanctuary."[denim etymology, denim origin, 英语词源]
- Denise
- fem. form of masc. proper name Dennis. Little used in U.S. before 1920s; was at its most popular (top 50) for girls born between 1951 and 1973.
- denitrification (n.)
- 1883; see de- + nitrification. Related: Denitrate; denitrify.
- denizen (n.)
- early 15c., from Anglo-French deinzein, from deinz "within, inside," from Late Latin deintus, from de- "from" + intus "within" (see ento-). Historically, an alien admitted to certain rights of citizenship; a naturalized citizen.
- Denmark
- from Dane, the people's name, + Danish mark "border" (see mark (n.1)).
- Dennis
- masc. proper name, from French Denis, ultimately from Latin Dionysius, name of an important 6c. Church father, from Greek Dionysos, god of wine and revelry.
- denominate (v.)
- 1550s, from Latin denominatus, past participle of denominare "to name" (see denomination). Related: Denominated; denominating.
- denomination (n.)
- late 14c., "a naming, act of giving a name to," from Old French denominacion "nominating, naming," from Latin denominationem (nominative denominatio) "a calling by anything other than the proper name, metonymy," from denominare "to name," from de- "completely" (see de-) + nominare "to name" (see nominate). Meaning "a class" is from mid-15c. Monetary sense is 1650s; meaning "religious sect" is 1716.
- denominational (adj.)
- 1838; see denomination + -al (1).
- denominative (adj.)
- early 15c., "in name only," from Late Latin denominativus, from Latin denominatus (see denominate).
- denominator (n.)
- 1540s, in mathematics, from Medieval Latin denominator, agent noun from past participle stem of denominare (see denomination).
- denotate (v.)
- 1590s, from past participle stem of Latin denotare (see denote). Related: Denotated; denotating.
- denotation (n.)
- 1530s, "indication," from Late Latin denotationem (nominative denotatio), noun of action from past participle stem of denotare (see denote). As a term in logic, from 1843 (contrasted with connotation).
- denotative (adj.)
- 1610s, from Latin denotat-, past participle stem of denotare (see denote) + -ive.
- denote (v.)
- 1590s, from Middle French dénoter (14c.), from Latin denotare "denote, mark out," from de- "completely" (see de-) + notare "to mark" (see note (v.)). Related: Denoted; denoting.
- denouement (n.)
- 1752, from French dénouement "an untying" (of plot), from dénouer "untie" (Old French desnouer) from des- "un-, out" (see dis-) + nouer "to tie, knot," from Latin nodus "a knot," from PIE *ned- "to bind, tie" (see net (n.)).
- denounce (v.)
- early 14c., "announce," from Old French denoncier (12c., Modern French dénoncer), from Latin denuntiare "to announce, proclaim; denounce, menace; command, order," from de- "down" + nuntiare "proclaim, announce," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). Negative sense in English via meaning "to declare or proclaim" something as cursed, excommunicated, forgiven, removed from office. Related: Denounced; denouncing.
- dense (adj.)
- early 15c., from Middle French dense and directly from Latin densus "thick, crowded; cloudy," perhaps from PIE root *dens- "dense, thick" (cognates: Greek dasus "hairy, shaggy"). Sense of "stupid" is first recorded 1822.
- density (n.)
- c. 1600, from French densité (16c.), from Old French dempsité (13c.), from Latin densitas "thickness," from densus "thick, dense" (see dense).
- dent (n.)
- early 14c., "a strike or blow," dialectal variant of Middle English dint (q.v.); sense of "indentation" first recorded 1560s, apparently influenced by indent.
