cask的词源

英文词源

cask (n.)

mid-15c., from Middle French casque "cask; helmet," from Spanish casco "skull, cask, helmet," originally "potsherd," from cascar "to break up," from Vulgar Latin *quassicare, frequentative of Latin quassare "to shake, shatter" (see quash). The sense evolution is unclear.

中文词源

cask：小木桶，酒桶

可能来自case, 箱子。

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