1) Milieu
Year: 1985
Origin: This word went from Latin to French.
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: meeF-YOO
Definition: the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops; environment,
setting.
2) Smaragdine
Year: 1961
Origin: This word is from Latin.
Part of speech: adjective
Pronunciation: smuh-RAG-din
Definition: of or relating to emerald; yellowish green in color like an emerald
3) Soubrette
Year: 1953
Origin: This word is from a word that went from Latin to French.
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: soo-BRET
Definition: a lady's maid in comedies who acts the part of a coquettish maidservant or frivolous
young woman.
4) Albumen
Year: 1928
Origin: This word is from Latin.
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: a-BYOO-mun
Definition: the white of an egg5) Eudaemonic
Year: 1960
Origin: This word is from Greek.
Part of speech: adjective
Pronunciation: yoo-dee-MAHN-ik
Definition: producing happiness; based on the idea of happiness as the proper end of conduct.
6) Chiaroscurist
Year: 1998
Origin: This word came from Italian, which formed it from a Latin word.
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: kyahr-uh-SKYUR-ist
Definition: an artist who uses the arrangement or treatment of the light and dark parts in a
pictorial work of art.
7) Autochthonous
Year: 2004
Origin: This word is from Greek.
Part of speech: adjective
Pronunciation: ah-TAHK-thuh-nus
Definition: indigenous, native, aboriginal—used especially of floras and faunas.
8) Insouciant
Year: 1951
Origin: This word is from French word.
Part of speech: adjective
Pronunciation: in-SO0-see-unt
Definition: exhibiting or characterized by freedom from concern or care.
9) StaphylococciYear: 1987
Origin: The first part of this word went from Greek to Latin to French, and the second part is
originally Greek.
Part of speech: plural noun
Pronunciation: staf-uh-loh-KAHK-sahy
Definition: a genus of non-motile spherical eubacteria that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads and
comprise a few parasites of skin and mucous membranes.
10)Foulard
Year: 1931
Origin: This word is from French
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: foo-LARD
Definition: a lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk usually printed with a small neat evenly
spaced pattern.