widower的词源

英文词源

widower (n.)

"man who has lost his wife by death," late 14c., extended from widow (n.). The Old English masc. form was widewa. Similar formation in Middle Dutch weduwer, German Wittwer. Related: Widowerhood.

中文词源

widower：鳏夫

词源同widow,寡妇。

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

widower：鳏夫 

来源于拉丁语动词词素-videre(分开)。

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