canine的词源

英文词源

canine

canine: see kennel

canine (n.)

"pointed tooth," late 14c., from Latin caninus "of the dog," genitive of canis "dog" (source of Italian cane, French chien), from PIE root *kwon- "dog" (cognates: Greek kyon, Old English hund, Old High German hunt, Old Irish cu, Welsh ci, Sanskrit svan-, Avestan spa, Russian sobaka (apparently from an Iranian source, such as Median spaka), Armenian shun, Lithuanian šuo). The noun meaning "dog" is first recorded 1869.

canine (adj.)

c. 1600, of teeth, from canine (n.) or Latin caninus. Meaning "pertaining to a dog or dogs" is from 1620s.

中文词源

canine：犬的

发音释义：['kenaɪn] n.犬；犬齿adj.犬科的；犬的；似犬的；犬齿的

结构分析：canine = can（犬）+ine（of，like）→犬的，像犬的

词源解释：can←拉丁语canis（犬）；ine←拉丁语inus（of，like）

同源词：canid（犬科动物）；routine（日常的）；saturnine（阴郁的）

词组习语：canine teeth（犬齿）；canine animal（犬科动物）

助记窍门：can→谐音“啃”→犬、犬齿

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canine：犬的

来自PIE *kwon, 狗，拟声词，词源同canary, cynic.