cuttlefish的词源

英文词源

cuttlefish

cuttlefish: [11] The cuttlefish probably gets its name from its resemblance to a bag when its internal shell is removed. Its earliest recorded designation is cudele (the compound cuttlefish does not appear until the 16th century), which is generally taken to be a derivative of the same base as produced cod ‘pouch’ (as in codpiece and peascod). In the 16th century the variant scuttlefish arose, perhaps partly with reference to the creature’s swift movements.
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cuttlefish (n.)

Old English cudele "the cuttlefish;" first element perhaps related to Middle Low German küdel "container, pocket;" Old Norse koddi "cushion, testicle;" and Old English codd (see cod).

中文词源

cuttlefish：乌贼

cuttle, 口袋，词源同cod.

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

cuttlefish：乌贼；墨鱼

cuttle古意表bag，乌贼形体呈袋状。相关单词：

shellfish： ['ʃelfɪʃ] n.甲壳类水生动物。

starfish： ['stɑːfɪʃ] n.海星。

jellyfish： ['dʒelɪfɪʃ] n.水母；海蜇（jelly是凝胶和果冻）。

这些都不是鱼，为啥叫fish？因为fish古英语中指“任何总生活在水中的生物”。