panda的词源

英文词源

panda (n.)

1835, from French, apparently from the Nepalese name of a raccoon-like mammal (lesser panda) found there. First reference to the Giant Panda is from 1901; since its discovery in 1869 by French missionary Armand David (1826-1900) it had been known as parti-colored bear, but the name was changed after the zoological relationship to the red panda was established.

中文词源

panda：大熊猫

来自法语panda,小熊猫，小猫熊，借自尼泊尔语，原指尼泊尔一种浣熊状的哺乳动物。后在20世纪初中国四川首次发现大熊猫后，由该词创造新词Giant Panda,来指大熊猫，最后该词小写并通用化。

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