depilatory的词源

英文词源

depilatory

depilatory: see pile

depilatory (adj.)

c. 1600, from French dépilatorie (adj.), from Latin depilatus "having one's hair plucked," from de- "completely" (see de-) + pilatus, past participle of pilare "deprive of hair," from pilus "hair" (see pile (n.3)). Earlier in same sense was Depilative. As a noun from c. 1600, from French dépilatorie (n.).

中文词源

depilatory：脱毛剂

de-, 夺去，脱去。-pil, 毛，毛发，词源同caterpillar, pilar. 即除毛。

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