英语词汇meteor的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	meteor
词源	meteor [LME] In early use the term was used for any atmospheric phenomenon: it comes via modern Latin from Greek meteōron ‘of the atmosphere’, from meteōros ‘lofty’. The same source gave us meteorology [M16th].
随便看	decilitre decimal decimate decimetre deck declare decline decompose decoy decrease decree decrepit decry deduce deep deer de facto default defeat defecate defect defence defend defer deficit

英语词源词典收录了6069条英语词源词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的起源、历史，是研究英语词汇或通过词源学英语的必备工具。