tomb的词源

英文词源

tomb (n.)

c. 1200, tumbe, early 14c. tomb, from Anglo-French tumbe and directly from Old French tombe "tomb, monument, tombstone" (12c.), from Late Latin tumba (also source of Italian tomba, Spanish tumba), from Greek tymbos "burial mound, cairn," generally "grave, tomb," perhaps from PIE root *teue- (2) "to swell" (see thigh). The final -b began to be silent about the time of the spelling shift (compare lamb, dumb). Modern French tombeau is from Vulgar Latin diminutive *tumbellus. The Tombs, slang for "New York City prison" is recorded from 1840.

中文词源

tomb：坟墓，冢

来自古法语 tombe,坟墓，纪念碑，来自希腊语 tymbos,坟墓，石冢，可能来自 PIE*teue,鼓起， 隆起，词源同 tumid,thigh.

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tomb：坟墓，冢

来自古法语 tombe,坟墓，纪念碑，来自希腊语 tymbos,坟墓，石冢，可能来自 PIE*teue,鼓起， 隆起，词源同 tumid,thigh.