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读音/wʌn/来自英格兰西南地区的方言,变化时间在14世纪到15世纪(也就是Great Vowel Shift时期,现代...
"an arbitrator, mediator, one who decides when others do not agree," mid-14c.,noumper, from Old Frenchnonper"odd number, not even," in reference to a third person to arbitrate between two, fromnon"not" (seenon-) +per"equal," from Latinpar"equal" (seepar(n.)). Originally legal;...
Etymology Adjective New Latin Neopterygii + English -an Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to Amer...
1, Latin toga, ‑y suffix6. See etymology Nearby entries toggle, n.1769– toggle, v.¹1836– toggle, v.²a1250 toggle-bolt, n.1794– toggle-harpoon, n.1888– toggle-iron, n.1884– toggle-joint, n.1847– toggle-lanyard, n.1874– toggle-press, n.1877– toggle switch, n.1938...
In Romanian, three words have supposedly preserved the etymology of -bundus formations. The -bundus derivations belong to the lexico-grammatical class of the adjectives. With a few exceptions they start from verbal roots. Generally speaking these roots express certain human attitudes and behaviour ...
51、 infamous, bad, from vilein villain + -astre, pejorative suffix, from L. -aster. Alternate etymology is from Du. nestig dirty, lit. like a birds nest. Likely reinforced by a Scand. source (cf. Swed. dial. naskug dirty, nasty). Of weather, from 1634; of things generally, unpl...
c. 1400,ulceracioun, "formation of an ulcer; condition characterized by festering sores," from Latinulcerationem(nominativeulceratio), noun of action from past-participle stem ofulcerare"to make sore," from stem ofulcus(seeulcer). also fromc. 1400 ...
nastre "bad, strange," shortened form of villenastre "infamous, bad," from vilein "villain" + -astre, pejorative suffix, from L. -aster. Alternate etymology is from Du. nestig 59、 "dirty," lit. "like a bird's nest." Likely reinforced by a Scand. source (cf. Swed. dial. nas...