align的词源

英文词源

align (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
early 15c., "to copulate" (of wolves, dogs), literally "to range (things) in a line," from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier "set, lay in line," from à "to" (see ad-) + lignier "to line," from Latin lineare, from linea (see line (n.)). Transitive or reflexive sense of "to fall into line" is from 1853. International political sense is attested from 1934. No justification for the French spelling, and aline was an early native form. Related: Aligned; aligning.

中文词源

align:使成一行

发音释义:[ə'laɪn] vt. 使结盟;使成一行;匹配vi. 排列;排成一行

结构分析:align = a(使)+lign(一行)→使成一行→排列、结盟

词源解释:lign←法语lignier(排成一行)←拉丁语lineare(排成一行)

同源词:line(线条、行、排),linate(划线的、有线条的)

衍生词:alignment(队列、结盟)

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:align 词源,align 含义。

align:对齐

前缀ad-, 去往。法语lign, 同line, 线,插入字母g。

align:使成一线 

来源于法语中由a-(来,临近)和ligne组成的aligner。其中ligne来源于拉丁语linea(直线)。

词根词缀: a-来,临近 + lign直线