antler的词源

英文词源

antler: antler: [14] English acquired antler via Anglo- Norman auntelere from Old French antoillier (modern French has andouiller). Its previous history is not altogether clear; it has been speculated that it comes originally from Latin *anteoculāris, which would have meant literally ‘positioned before (ante) the eye (oculus)’, but this derivation is rather dubious.
antler (n.): late 14c., from Anglo-French auntiler, Old French antoillier (14c., Modern French andouiller) "antler," perhaps from Gallo-Roman cornu *antoculare "horn in front of the eyes," from Latin ante "before" (see ante) + ocularis "of the eyes" (see ocular). This etymology is doubted by some because no similar word exists in any other Romance language, but compare German Augensprossen "antlers," literally "eye-sprouts," for a similar formation.

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ant-为前缀“前”，如anterior（前面的），anticipate（预期）等；-ler从词源上说，可以看做ocular（眼睛的）的缩略；所以该词的字面义是“在眼睛前边”。ocular（眼睛的；视觉的）的词根ocul指“眼睛”，如oculus（眼状饰物），monocle（单片眼镜）。