英文词源
- cellar (n.)
- early 13c., "store room," from Anglo-French celer, Old French celier "cellar, underground passage" (12c., Modern French cellier), from Latin cellarium "pantry, storeroom," literally "group of cells;" which is either directly from cella (see cell), or from noun use of neuter of adjective cellarius "pertaining to a storeroom," from cella. The sense in late Middle English gradually shifted to "underground room." Cellar door attested by 1640s.
中文词源
发音释义:['selə] n.地下室;地窖vt.把…藏入地窖
结构分析:cellar = cell(小房间、储藏室)+ar(名词后缀)→地窖
词源解释:cell←拉丁语cella(小房间、储藏室)
同源词:cell(细胞、小房间)
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:cellar 词源,cellar 含义。
来自PIE*kel, 隐藏,遮盖,词源同cell, ceiling, hole.
词根词缀: cell 小室 + -ar 名词词尾