sedative的词源

英文词源

sedative (adj.)

"tending to calm or soothe," early 15c., from Medieval Latin sedativus "calming, allaying," from sedat-, past participle stem of sedare, causative of sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). The noun derivative meaning "a sedative drug" is attested from 1785. Hence, "whatever soothes or allays."

中文词源

sedative：镇静药

sedate,使镇静，-ive,名词后缀。

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