英语词汇postdiluvial的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	postdiluvial
词源	postdiluvial adj. also post-diluvial, "existing or occurring after the deluge," 1823, from post- + diluvial. Earlier was postdiluvian (1670s). Entries linking to postdiluvial post- word-forming element meaning "after," from Latin post "behind, after, afterward," from pos-ti (source also of Arcadian pos, Doric poti "toward, to, near, close by;" Old Church Slavonic po "behind, after," pozdu "late;" Lithuanian pas "at, by"), from PIE apo- (source also of Greek apo "from," Latin ab "away from" see apo-). diluvial adj. "pertaining to a flood" (especially The Flood of Genesis), 1650s, from Late Latin diluvialis, from Latin diluvium "flood, inundation," from diluere "wash away," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + -luere, combining form of lavere "to wash" (from PIE root *leue- "to wash"). Related: Diluvian. updated on September 17, 2020
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postdiluvial adj.