capsicum的词源

英文词源

capsicum

capsicum: see case

Capsicum (n.)

genus of pepper plants, 1660s, of unknown origin, a word said to have been chosen by French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708); perhaps irregularly formed from Latin capsa "box" (see case (n.2)).

中文词源

capsicum：辣椒

来自拉丁词capsa, 箱子，词源同case, capsule. 最终来自词根cap, 抓，拿，握，见captive.

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

capsicum：辣椒  

来源于拉丁语动词capere(拿,取)的派生名词capsa, capsae, f(盒子)

词根词缀： -cap-拿,取 + sicum