Webster 1913 directory
Historical records beginning with P
Each result is one exact historical sense, not a claim about modern etymological consensus.
54 released Webster 1913 records begin with P.
People
[OE. peple, people, OF. pueple, F. peuple, fr. L. populus. Cf. Populage, Public, Pueblo.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPart
[F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. Parent, Depart, Parcel, Partner, Party, Portion.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbPlace
[Cf. F. placer. See Place, n.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbPlease
[OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable, Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPower
[OE. pouer, poer, OF. poeir, pooir, F. pouvoir, n. & v., fr. LL. potere, for L. posse, potesse, to be able, to have power. See Possible, Potent, and cf. Posse comitatus.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePublic
[L. publicus, poblicus, fr. populus people: cf. F. public. See People.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveParty
[F. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. See Part, v., and cf. Partite.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePossible
[F., fr. L. possibilis, fr. posse to be able, to have power; potis able, capable + esse to be. See Potent, Am, and cf. Host a landlord.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPlan
[F., fr. L. planus flat, level. See Plain, a.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePerfect
[OE. parfit, OF. parfit, parfet, parfait, F. parfait, L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see Per-) + facere to make, do. See Fact.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePersonal
[L. personalis: cf. F. personnel.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePrivate
[L. privatus apart from the state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly p. p. of privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, fr. privus single, private, perhaps originally, put forward (hence, alone, single) and akin to prae before. See Prior, a., and cf. Deprive, Privy, a.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbProvide
[L. providere, provisum; pro before + videre to see. See Vision, and cf. Prudent, Purvey.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPress
[F. presse. See 4th Press.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPick
[F. pic a pickax, a pick. See Pick, and cf. Pike.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePoor
[OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see Paucity, Few), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. See Few, and cf. Parade, Pauper, Poverty.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePopular
[L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf. F. populaire. See People.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPass
[Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer to pass. See Pass, v. i.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPeace
[OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. Appease, Fair, a., Fay, v., Fang, Pacify, Pact, Pay to requite.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPopulation
[L. populatio: cf. F. population.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePrevious
[L. praevius going before, leading the way; prae before + via the way. See Voyage.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePositive
[OE. positif, F. positif, L. positivus. See Position.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbProtect
[L. protectus, p. p. of protegere, literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover. See Tegument.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounProfessor
[L., a teacher, a public teacher: cf. F. professeur. See Profess.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPlant
[AS. plante, L. planta.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPurpose
[OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L. propositum. See Propound.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePrimary
[L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F. primaire. See Prime, a., and cf. Premier, Primero.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePrior
[L. prior former, previous, better, superior; compar. corresponding to primus first, and pro for. See Former, and cf. Prime, a., and Pre-, Pro-.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounProtection
[L. protectio: cf. F. protection.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbPull
[AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPartner
[For parcener, influenced by part.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePrime
[F., fr. L. primus first, a superl. corresponding to the compar. prior former. See Prior, a., Foremost, Former, and cf. Prim, a., Primary, Prince.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounParis
[From Paris, the son of Priam.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounProfile
[It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See File arow, and cf. Purfle, Purl, a fringe.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPush
[Probably F. poche. See Pouch.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePatient
[F., fr. L. patiens, -entis, p. pr. of pati to suffer. Cf. Pathos, Passion.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbProve
[OE. prover, F. prouver, fr. L. probare to try, approve, prove, fr. probus good, proper. Cf. Probable, Proof, Probe.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPort
[AS. port, L. portus: cf. F. port. See Farm, v., Ford, and 1st, 3d, & 4h Port.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbPurchase
[OE. purchasen, porchacen, OF. porchacier, purchacier, to pursue, to seek eagerly, F. pourchasser; OF. pour, por, pur, for (L. pro) + chacier to pursue, to chase. See Chase.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPrince
[F., from L. princeps, -cipis, the first, chief; primus first + capere to take. See Prime, a., and Capacious.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounProfit
[F., fr. L. profectus advance, progress, profit, fr. profectum. See Proficient.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbPack
[Akin to D. pakken, G. packen, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakka. See Pack, n.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbPerform
[OE. performen, parfourmen, parfournen, OF. parfornir, parfournir, to finish, complete; OF. & F. par (see Par) + fournir to finish, complete. The word has been influenced by form; cf. L. performare to form thoroughly. See Furnish.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPayment
[F. payment, paiement. See Pay to requite.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePermanent
[L. permanens, -entis, p. pr. of permanere to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere to remain: cf. F. permanent. See Per-, and Mansion.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPlot
[AS. plot; cf. Goth. plats a patch. Cf. Plat a piece of ground.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPleasure
[F. plaisir, originally an infinitive. See Please.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPattern
[OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See Patron.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectivePremier
[F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See Primary, Prime, a.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnoun[See Print, v., Imprint, n.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPortion
[F., from L. portio, akin to pars, partis, a part. See Part, n.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPrincess
[F. princesse. See Prince, and cf. Princesse.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPilot
[F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who throws the lead. See Pail, and Lead a metal.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounPink
[Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the petals were picked out. Cf. Pink, v. t.]
Webster 1913 exact recordWhat this answer proves
One named sense in one historical dictionary edition.
The answer reports the selected headword, part of speech, etymology, definition, and source locator as transcribed in the cross-verified 1913 record.