autopsy的词源

英文词源

autopsy (n.)

1650s, "an eye-witnessing," from Modern Latin autopsia, from Greek autopsia "a seeing with one's own eyes," from autos- "self" (see auto-) + opsis "a sight" (see eye (n.)). Sense of "dissection of a body to determine cause of death" is first recorded 1670s, probably from the same sense in French autopsie (1570s).

中文词源

autopsy：验尸

前缀auto-, 自己的,亲自的。词根op, 看，见optical. 指亲自查看。

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

autopsy：尸体解剖，验尸；现场验证，实地观察，亲自勘察

来源于希腊语中由autos(自己)和optos(可见的)组成的复合词autoptes(目击者),经法语autopsie或现代拉丁语autopsia而派生了英语autopsy。

词根词缀： auto-自己(o略) + (-opt-)视,光 + -y名词词尾