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- amends (n.)



[amends 词源字典] - early 14c., "restitution," collective singular, from Old French amendes "fine, penalty," plural of amende "reparation," from amender "to amend" (see amend).[amends etymology, amends origin, 英语词源]
- friendship (n.)




- Old English freondscipe "friendship, mutual liking and regard," also "conjugal love;" see friend (n.) + -ship. Similar formation in Dutch vriendschap, German Freundschaft, Swedish frändskap.
- Jugendstil (n.)




- German equivalent of art nouveau, from "Jugend," literally "youth," name of a German magazine begun in 1896 + stil "style."
- trendsetter (n.)




- also trend-setter, 1950, from trend (n.) + agent noun from set (v.). Related: Trend-setting.
- calends




- "The first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar", Old English (denoting an appointed time): from Old French calendes, from Latin kalendae, calendae 'first day of the month' (when accounts were due and the order of days was proclaimed); related to Latin calare and Greek kalein 'call, proclaim'.