cherish的词源

英文词源

cherish (v.)

early 14c., cherischen, from Old French cheriss-, present participle stem of chierir "to hold dear" (12c., Modern French chérir), from chier "dear," from Latin carus "dear, costly, beloved" (see whore). The Latin word also is the source of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese caro; Old Provençal, Catalan car. Related: Cherished; cherishing.

中文词源

cherish：珍爱

来自PIE*karo, 爱，珍爱，词源同caress, charity.

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

cherish：珍爱；怀有(爱，期望等)

来源于拉丁语形容词car.us, -a, -um(珍爱的,昂贵的)的词干-car-。

词根词缀： cher (-char-, -car-)珍爱的 + -ish动词词尾