constant的词源

英文词源

constant: constant: see consist
constant (adj.): late 14c., "steadfast, resolute," from Old French constant (14c.) or directly from Latin constantem (nominative constans) "standing firm, stable, steadfast, faithful," present participle of constare, from com- "together" (see com-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Of actions and conditions from 1650s. Related: Constantly.
constant (n.): 1832 in mathematics and physics, from constant (adj.).

con-, 强调。-st, 站，词源同stand.

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词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -st-站立,放置 + -ant形容词词尾 → 坚定地站立