capsize的词源

英文词源

capsize (v.)

1780 (transitive); 1792 (intransitive), a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Spanish capuzar "to sink by the head," from cabo "head," from Latin caput (see capitulum). For sense, compare French chavirer "to capsize, upset," faire capot "capsize;" Provençal cap virar "to turn the head." Related: Capsized; capsizing.

中文词源

capsize：翻船

可能来自词根cap, 头，见captain，拼写受size俗化。即头往下栽的。

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