Baltic的词源

英文词源

Baltic

1580s, from Medieval Latin Balticus, perhaps from Lithuanian baltas "white" or Scandinavian balta "straight" (in reference to its narrow entranceway). In German, it is Ostsee, literally "east sea."

中文词源

Baltic：波罗的海的

词源不确定，可能同belt, 指波罗的海像一根圆带子围绕着周围的陆地。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：Baltic 词源，Baltic 含义。