英语词汇proliferate的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	proliferate
词源	proliferate v. 1857 as a term in biology, "reproduce, grow by multiplication of elementary parts;" see proliferation. General sense, of things, etc., "increase greatly in numbers," by 1961. Related: Proliferated; proliferating. Entries linking to proliferate proliferation n. 1859, "formation or development of cells by budding or division," from French prolifération, from prolifère "producing offspring," from Latin proles "offspring" (see prolific) + ferre "to bear, carry" (from PIE root *bher- (1) "to carry," also "to bear children"). The meaning "enlargement, extension, increase in number" is from 1920; especially of nuclear weapons by 1960 in the jargon of the U.S. State Department. proliferative adj. "reproductive, budding or sprouting into new similar forms," 1868, from proliferate + -ive. updated on December 06, 2020
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