coincidence的词源

英文词源

coincidence (n.)

c. 1600, "exact correspondence in substance or nature," from French coincidence, from coincider, from Medieval Latin coincidere (see coincide). From 1640s as "occurrence or existence during the same time." Meaning "a concurrence of events with no apparent connection" is from 1680s, perhaps first in writings of Sir Thomas Browne.

中文词源

coincidence：巧合；符合

词根词缀： co-共同 + in-加强意义 + -cid-降临/发生 + -ence名词词尾

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