vodka的词源

英文词源

vodka

vodka: [19] Vodka denotes etymologically ‘little water’. The word was borrowed at the beginning of the 19th century from Russian vodka, which is a diminutive form of voda ‘water’. And voda came from the same Indo-European source (*wedōr, *wodōr) as produced English water. The euphemistic application of the term water to distilled spirits is also responsible for eau de vie and whisky, both of which mean literally ‘water of life’.
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vodka (n.)

1802, from Russian vodka, literally "little water," diminutive of voda "water" (from PIE *wod-a-, from root *wed- (1) "water, wet;" see water (n.1)) + diminutive suffix -ka.

中文词源

vodka：伏特加

来自俄语vodka,小水，精致的水，词源同water,-ka,小词后缀，词源同troika,三驾马车。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：vodka 词源，vodka 含义。

vodka：伏特加（酒）

vodka是一种用麦、马铃薯或玉米等酿制的烈性烧酒，汉语将它音译为“伏特加（酒）”。该酒源于14世纪的俄国，名称也来自俄语，19世纪初进入英语。在俄语中vodka是意为“水”的vodá的指小形式，所以照字面义vodka也是“水”的意思。俄语之所以这样命名，可能是因为这种酒无色透明，样子很像水，也可能是因为俄国人一度认为它和水一样是生命中不可缺少之物。英语中另有一种酒名whisk(e)y（威士忌）也含有“水”之意。（参见whisky）

vodka：伏特加

来自俄语 vodka,小水，精致的水，词源同 water,-ka,小词后缀，词源同 troika,三驾马车。