英语词汇piffle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	piffle
词源	piffle v. 1847, "to talk or act in a trifling and ineffective way," of unknown origin, perhaps an alteration of trifle, by influence of piddle, etc. Or perhaps imitative of a puff of air, with diminutive suffix -el (2). As a noun by 1890. Entries linking to piffle -el 2 diminutive suffix (though in Modern English not always perceived as such), from Old French -el (fem. -elle, Modern French -el, -eau), from Latin -ellus, -ella, -ellum, diminutive suffix, from PIE -olo-lo-, itself a double diminutive, from -lo- (see -ule). updated on June 08, 2020
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