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Sinn Fein (n.)[Sinn Fein 词源字典]: 1905, from Irish, literally "we ourselves," from Old Irish féin "self," from PIE *swei-no-, suffixed form of root *s(w)e- (see idiom). Movement founded 1905 by Irish journalist and politician Arthur Griffith (1872-1922).[Sinn Fein etymology, Sinn Fein origin, 英语词源]
sinner (n.): mid-14c., agent noun from sin (v.). Old English had synngiend in this sense.
Sino-: before vowels Sin-, word-forming element meaning "Chinese," 1879, from Late Latin Sinæ (plural) "the Chinese," from Ptolemaic Greek Sinai, from Arabic Sin "China," probably from Chinese Ch'in, name of the fourth dynasty of China (see China).
Sinologist (n.): 1814; see Sino- + -logy + -ist. Related: Sinology (1834).
Sinon: name of the Greek who induced the Trojans to take the wooden horse into the city; hence "a deceiver by false tales."
Sinophobe (n.): 1919, from Sino- + phobe. Related: Sinophobic; Sinophobia (1876).
sinsemilla (n.): potent strain of marijuana, 1975, from Mexican Spanish, literally "without seed," from Latin sine "without" (see sans) + semen "seed" (see semen).
sinter (n.): 1780, from German Sinter, cognate with English cinder.
sinuate (adj.): 1680s, from Latin sinuatus, past participle of sinuare (see insinuate).
sinuous (adj.): "full of turns and curves," 1570s, from Latin sinuosus "full of curves, folds, or bendings," from sinus "curve, fold, bend" (see sinus). Related: Sinuously; sinuousness.
sinus (n.): "hollow curve or cavity in the body," early 15c., from Medieval Latin sinus, from Latin sinus "bend, fold, curve, a bent surface; a bay, bight, gulf; a fold in land;" also "fold of the toga about the breast," hence "bosom," and figuratively "love, affection, intimacy; interior, inmost part;" of unknown origin.
sinusitis (n.): "inflammation of the sinuses," 1896; see sinus + -itis "inflammation."
sinusoid: 1823 in mathematics; 1900 in physiology, from sinus + -oid. Related: Sinusoidal.
Siouan (adj.): 1885, from Sioux + -an. Replacing Dakotan.
Sioux: group of North American Indian tribes, 1761, from North American French, short for Nadouessioux, sometimes said to be from Ojibway (Algonquian) Natowessiwak (plural), literally "little snakes," from nadowe "Iroquois" (literally "big snakes"). Another explanation traces it to early Ottawa (Algonquian) singular /na:towe:ssi/ (plural /na:towe:ssiwak/) "Sioux," apparently from a verb meaning "to speak a foreign language" [Bright]. In either case, a name given by their neighbors; the people's name for themselves is Dakota.
sip (v.): late 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from a source related to Low German sippen "to sip," or from Old English sypian "absorb, drink in," related to supan "to take into the mouth a little at a time" (see sup (v.2)). Related: Sipped; sipping.
sip (n.): c. 1500, from sip (v.).
siphon (n.): late 14c., from Latin sipho (genitive siphonis) "a siphon," from Greek siphon "pipe, tube for drawing wine from a cask," of unknown origin. Related: Siphonal.
siphon (v.): 1859, from siphon (n.). Figurative sense of "to draw off, divert" is recorded from 1940. Related: Siphoned; siphoning.
sir: c. 1300, title of honor of a knight or baronet (until 17c. also a title of priests), variant of sire, originally used only in unstressed position. Generalized as a respectful form of address by mid-14c.; used as a salutation at the beginning of letters from early 15c.