pickaxe的词源

英文词源

pickaxe (n.)

also pick-axe, early 15c., folk etymology alteration (by influence of axe) of Middle English picas (mid-13c.), via Anglo-French piceis, Old French pocois (11c.) and directly from Medieval Latin picosa "pick," related to Latin picus "woodpecker" (see pie (n.2)).

中文词源

pickaxe：尖嘴镐，鹤嘴锄

来自中古英语picas,镐，锄，来自古法语picois,镐，锄，来自拉丁语picosa,镐，锄，词源同picus,啄木鸟，词源同pie,pike.拼写受pick和axe影响俗化。

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