calypso的词源

英文词源

Calypso

sea nymph in the "Odyssey," literally "hidden, hider" (perhaps originally a death goddess) from Greek kalyptein "to cover, conceal," from PIE *kel- "to cover, conceal, save," root of English Hell (see cell). The type of West Indian song is so called from 1934, but the origin of the name is obscure.

中文词源

calypso：海神，卡利普索民歌（流行于加勒比海地区）

1.希腊神话海神，来自PIE *kel, 隐藏，词源同cell, hole. 参照电影《加勒比海盗》。

2.民歌，来自当地土著语言，拼写受Calypso影响，最终趋同。

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