scrofula的词源

英文词源

scrofula

scrofula: see screw

scrofula (n.)

c. 1400, scrophulas (plural) from Late Latin scrofulæ (plural) "swelling of the glands of the neck," literally "little pigs," from Latin scrofa "breeding sow" (see screw (n.)). The connection may be because the glands associated with the disease resemble the body of a sow or some part of it, or because pigs were thought to be prone to it. Compare Greek khoirades (plural) "scrofula," related to khoiros "young pig."

中文词源

scrofula：淋巴结核

来自拉丁语 scrofula,淋巴腺肿胀，来自 scrofa,母猪，-ula,小词后缀，来自 PIE*sker,砍，切， 词源同 score,shear,scribe.词义由砍，切引申为挖，拱，喜欢拱地的动物，猪，母猪，因母猪 容易感染类似疾病，或该结核淋巴腺体如同母猪的某身体部位而得名。比较 pork,猪肉，原 义猪，字面意思为喜欢拱的动物，词源同 furrow,沟，垄。

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