Mississippi的词源

英文词源

Mississippi

originally as the name of the river, from French, from Algonquian (French missionaries first penetrated the river valley in its upper reaches), literally "big river;" compare Ojibwa mshi- "big," ziibi "river." Organized as a U.S. territory 1798; admitted as a state 1817. Related: Mississippian.

中文词源

Mississippi：密西西比州

出自密西西比河。密西西比河来自齐佩瓦语Mica Cibi。其中Mica意思为“广大的”，和上文密西根州一样。Cibi有“河流”的意思。连起来就是“大河”，指的就是密西西比河这条北美流量最大的河流。后来被法国人根据读音转写为Mississippi。

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