arcane的词源

英文词源

arcane

arcane: [16] Arcane comes from the Latin adjective arcānus ‘hidden, secret’. This was formed from the verb arcēre ‘close up’, which in turn came from arca ‘chest, box’ (source of English ark). The neuter form of the adjective, arcānum, was used to form a noun, usually used in the plural, arcāna ‘mysterious secrets’.
=> ark

arcane (adj.)

1540s, from Latin arcanus "secret, hidden, private, concealed," from arcere "close up, enclose, contain," from arca "chest, box, place for safe-keeping," from PIE *ark- "to hold, contain, guard" (cognates: Greek arkos "defense," arkein "to ward off;" Armenian argel "obstacle;" Lithuanian raktas "key," rakinti "to shut, lock").

中文词源

arcane：神秘的

发音释义：[ɑː'keɪn] adj. 神秘的；晦涩难解的；秘传的

结构分析：arcane = arca（箱子、盒子）+ne（形容词后缀）→藏在箱子里的→神秘的

词源解析：arca←拉丁语arca（箱子、盒子）←原始印欧词根ark（容纳、包含）

同源词：ark（方舟、约柜、箱子、柜子）

衍生词：arcanum（奥秘、秘药）

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

arcane：神秘的

词根ark, 保护，隐藏，词源同单词ark, 方舟。