barrel的词源

英文词源

barrel (n.): c. 1300, from Old French baril (12c.) "barrel, cask, vat," with cognates in all Romance languages (such as Italian barile, Spanish barril), but origin uncertain; perhaps from Gaulish, perhaps somehow related to bar (n.1). Meaning "metal tube of a gun" is from 1640s. Barrel roll in aeronautics is from 1927.
barrel (v.): mid-15c., "to put in barrels," from barrel (n.). Meaning "to move quickly" is 1930, American English slang, perhaps suggestive of a rolling barrel. Related: Barreled; barreling.

词源同bar, 杆，棍。指用木杆围的桶。

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词根词缀： -barr-障碍,栅栏 + -el名词词尾 → 木条(bar)箍起来就是桶,不让水流出的障碍物