skittle的词源

英文词源

skittles (n.)

game played with nine pins, 1630s, plural of skittle, the word for the pins used in the game, probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish and Norwegian skyttel "shuttle, child's toy"). But OED says there is no evidence of a connection.

中文词源

skittle：（滚球撞柱游戏中的）木柱，塑料柱

可能来自古义 skit,轻快的跑，-le,小词后缀。用于指撞球游戏中的木柱，塑料柱。

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