werewolf的词源

英文词源

werewolf

werewolf: [OE] Etymologically, a werewolf is probably a ‘man-wolf’. Its first element, were-, is generally assumed to be the same word as the long obsolete Old English noun wer ‘man’ (a relative of Latin vir ‘man’, from which English gets virile).
=> virile, world

werewolf (n.)

late Old English werewulf "person with the power to turn into a wolf," from wer "man, male person" (see virile) + wulf (see wolf (n.); also see here for a short discussion of the mythology). Belief in them was widespread in the Middle Ages. Similar formation in Middle Dutch weerwolf, Old High German werwolf, Swedish varulf. In the ancient Persian calendar, the eighth month (October-November) was Varkazana-, literally "(Month of the) Wolf-Men."

中文词源

werewolf：狼人

wer-,人，词源同virile,wolf,狼。用于指传说中在黑夜中变成狼的人。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：werewolf 词源，werewolf 含义。

werewolf：狼人

wolf（狼），词首wer-是词根“男人”，和world（世界）中的wor-同源；world字面义是"age of man"，末尾的-ld和单词old同源；对wer-进行w、v音变得词根vir，仍指“男人”，如virile（有男子气概的）、virago（悍妇，有男子气质的女人），甚至virtue（美德）。

werewolf：狼人

wer-,人，词源同 virile,wolf,狼。用于指传说中在黑夜中变成狼的人。