英语词汇portent的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	portent
词源	portent n. "that which portends, an omen," generally a bad one, 1560s, from French portente, from Latin portentum "a sign, token, omen; monster, monstrosity," noun use of neuter of portentus, past participle of portendere (see portend). Entries linking to portent portend v. "to presage, foreshadow, signify in advance," early 15c., portenden, from Latin portendere "foretell, reveal; point out, indicate," originally "to stretch forward," from por- (variant of pro-; see pro-) "forth, forward" + tendere "to stretch, extend," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch." The literal Latin sense "stretch forth, extend" was occasional in English 17c.-18c. Related: Portended; portending. updated on December 07, 2020
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