subpoena的词源

英文词源

subpoena (n.)

early 15c., sub pena, from Medieval Latin sub poena "under penalty," the first words of the writ commanding the presence of someone under penalty of failure, from Latin sub "under" (see sub-) + poena, ablative of poena "penalty" (see penal). The verb is attested from 1630s.

中文词源

subpoena：传票，传唤

来自拉丁语 sub poena,等待处罚的，来自 sub,在下，poena,处罚，词源同 penal,punish.

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