crossword的词源

英文词源

crossword (adj.)

January 1914, from cross (adj.) + word (n.). The first one ran in the "New York World" newspaper Dec. 21, 1913, but was called word-cross.

crossword (n.)

1925, short for crossword puzzle (q.v.).

中文词源

crossword：纵横填字游戏

来自cross和word的合成词。

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