Regina的词源
英文词源
- Regina
- fem. proper name, from Latin, literally "queen;" related to rex (genitive regis) "king" (see regal). Cognate with Sanskrit rajni "queen," Welsh rhyain "maiden, virgin." The city in Canada was named 1882 by the then-governor general of Canada, Marquess of Lorne, in honor of Queen Victoria.
中文词源
词根 reg-,rect-,rex- 表统治、王室和使保持直。如: direct (直接,管理) , regime (政治制度,政体), tyrannosaurus rex (雷克斯霸王龙)等。后缀 -ina 是常见后缀 -ine 的阴性形式。与 regina 相对的是rex(国王、君主),同义词queen(女王,王后)。
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来自拉丁语 regina,女王,来自 rex,国王,-ina,表阴性。