sacrum的词源

英文词源

sacrum (n.)

bone at the base of the spine, 1753, from Late Latin os sacrum "sacred bone," from Latin os "bone" (see osseous) + sacrum, neuter of sacer "sacred" (see sacred). Said to be so called because the bone was the part of animals that was offered in sacrifices. Translation of Greek hieron osteon. Greek hieros also can mean "strong," and some sources suggest the Latin is a mistranslation of Galen, who was calling it "the strong bone."

中文词源

sacrum：骶骨

来自拉丁语 os sacrum,骶骨，神圣的骨头，来自 os,骨头，词源同 ossify,sacrum,中性格形式于 sacer,神圣的，词源同 sacred.据说是因为动物的这块骨头用于献祭而得名。

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