英语词汇perhaps的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	perhaps
词源	perhaps adv. "possibly," late 15c., perhappes, with adverbial genitive, from earlier perhap (mid-14c.), from per, par "by, through" (see per) + plural of hap "chance" (see happen), on model of peradventure, perchance, etc. which now have been superseded by this word. Perhappons "possibly, by chance" is recorded from late 15c. Entries linking to perhaps per prep. "through, by means of," 1580s (earlier in various Latin and French phrases, in the latter often par), from Latin per "through, during, by means of, on account of, as in," from PIE root per- (1) "forward," hence "through, in front of, before, first, chief, toward, near, around, against." happen v. late 14c., happenen, "to come to pass, occur, come about, be the case," literally "occur by hap, have the (good or bad) fortune (to do, be, etc.);" extension (with verb-formative -n) of the more common hap (v.). Old English used gelimpan, gesceon, and Middle English also had befall. In Middle English fel it hap meant "it happened." Related: Happened; happening. Phrase happens to be as an assertive way to say "is" is from 1707. per (prep.)happen (v.)peradventure (adv.)perchance (adv.)per- (1) updated on March 31, 2020
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