boa的词源

英文词源

boa (n.)

late 14c., "large snake," from Latin boa, type of large serpent mentioned in Pliny's "Natural History;" origin unknown (in Middle English folk etymology associated with Greek bous "ox"). Extension to "snake-like coil of fur worn by ladies" is from 1836. The popular name boa constrictor is from 1788.

中文词源

boa：蟒蛇

词源不详。俗词源认为其来自词根bov, 牛，见bovine, 牛的。形容其大。

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