kit的词源

英文词源

kit (n.1)

late 13c., "round wooden tub," perhaps from Middle Dutch kitte "jug, tankard, wooden container," of unknown origin. Meaning "collection of personal effects," especially for traveling (originally in reference to a soldier), is from 1785; that of "outfit of tools for a workman" is from 1851. Of drum sets, by 1929. Meaning "article to be assembled by the buyer" is from 1930s.

kit (n.2)

"small fiddle used by dancing teachers," 1510s, probably a shortening of Old English cythere, from Latin cithara, from Greek kithara (see guitar).

中文词源

kit：全套装备，成套元件

可能来自中古荷兰语kitte,水桶，木桶。引申词义一桶装的全套装备，成套元件。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：kit 词源，kit 含义。

kit：小提琴

来自拉丁语cithara,古琴，吉他，词源同guitar.现仅存于拼写变体词catgut.