cranny的词源

英文词源

cranny

cranny: see crenellate

cranny (n.)

mid-15c., possibly from a diminutive of Middle French cran "notch, fissure" (14c.), from crener "to notch, split," from Medieval Latin crenare, possibly from Latin cernere "to separate, sift" (see crisis). But OED casts doubt on this derivation.

中文词源

cranny：裂缝

来自PIE*sker, 砍，劈，词源同shear, caries.

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