petrous的词源

英文词源

petrous (adj.)

1540s, from Middle French petreux, from Latin petrosus "stony," from petra "rock," from Greek petra "rock, cliff, ledge, shelf of rock, rocky ridge," of uncertain origin. Possibly from PIE root *per- "to lead, pass over," if the original meaning is "bedrock" and the notion is "what one comes through to" [Watkins].

中文词源

petrous：岩石的

来自拉丁语petra,石头，来自希腊语petra,石头，可能来自PIE*per,向前，穿过，词源同ford,forth.其原义可能是穿过河床。

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