quword趣词 Word Origins Dictionary
[America etymology, America origin, 英语词源] pericardium (n.) early 15c., Latinized form of Greek perikardion "(membrane) around the heart" (Galen), from peri (prep.) "around, about" (see peri-) + kardia "heart," from PIE root *kerd- (1) "heart" (see heart (n.)). Related:...
but there was also OE cumb 'vessel, cup, bowl,'" which was "probably used in a transferred topographical sense reinforced in western districts by cwm."[coomb etymology, coomb origin, 英语词源] Savannah port city in U.S. state of Georgia, from savana, name applied to the Native Americans...
[devious etymology, devious origin, 英语词源] sequester (v.) late 14c., "remove" something, "quarantine, isolate" (someone); "excommunicate;" also intransitive, "separate oneself from," from Old French sequestrer (14c.), from Late Latin sequestrare "to place in safekeeping," from Latin ...
[akimbo etymology, akimbo origin, 英语词源] Sagittarius (n.) zodiac constellation, late Old English, from Latin, literally "archer," properly "pertaining to arrows," from sagitta "arrow," which probably is from a pre-Latin Mediterranean language. Meaning "person born under Sagittarius" (properly...
[long-term 词源字典] also longterm, long term, 1876, originally in insurance, from long (adj.) + term (n.).[long-term etymology, long-term origin, 英语词源] short-term (adj.) 1901, from short (adj.) + term (n.). pied-à-terre "A small flat, house, or room kept for ...
[fine etymology, fine origin, 英语词源] intricate (adj.) early 15c., from Latin intricatus "entangled," past participle of intricare "to entangle, perplex, embarrass," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + tricae (plural) "perplexities, hindrances, toys, tricks," of uncertain origin (...
[bracelet etymology, bracelet origin, 英语词源] gem (n.) "a precious stone" (especially when cut or polished), c. 1300, probably from Old French gemme (12c.), from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel," originally "bud," from Proto-Italic *gebma- "bud, sprout," from PIE *geb-m- ...
[-ette etymology, -ette origin, 英语词源] suffragette (n.) "female supporter of the cause of women's voting rights," 1906, from suffrage, with French fem. ending -ette, but not in the sense in which it was in vogue at the time. suffragette. A more regrettable formation than others...
[Alpenstock etymology, Alpenstock origin, 英语词源] hike (v.) 1809, hyke "to walk vigorously," an English dialectal word of unknown origin. A yike from 1736 answers to the sense. HIKE, v. to go away. It is generally used in a contemptuous sense. Ex. "Come, hike," i.e. take ...