commonwealth的词源

英文词源

commonwealth

commonwealth: see wealth

commonwealth (n.)

late 15c., "public welfare, general good," from common (adj.) + wealth (n.); meaning "the state" is attested from 1510s; applied specifically to the government of England in the period 1649-1660.

中文词源

commonwealth：英联邦

来自common和wealth的组合词，原指公共财富，公共福利，后用于指英联邦国家。

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

commonwealth：共和国，共同体，联邦

词根词缀： common共同的 + wealth财产