amputate的词源

英文词源

amputate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1630s, back-formation from amputation or else from Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare "to cut off, to prune." Related: Amputated; amputating.

中文词源

amputate:截肢

复合词。前缀amphi-, 同ambi-, 两,二。词根put, 思考,古义砍,切,同pave, 铺路。该词原指给树木剪枝,后指医学上人体截肢。

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