transom的词源

英文词源

transom (n.)

late 14c., transeyn "crossbeam spanning an opening, lintel," probably by dissimilation from Latin transtrum "crossbeam" (especially one spanning an opening), from trans- "across" (see trans-) + instrumental suffix -trum. Meaning "small window over a door or other window" is first recorded 1844.

中文词源

transom：横档，门楣

来自中古英语 transeyn,横档，门楣，可能异化自拉丁语 transtrum,横木，柱子，来自 trans-, 横穿，横过，-trum,工具格后缀，相关于-ther,-der,词源同 tether,rudder.

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