英语词汇prolixity的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	prolixity
词源	prolixity n. late 14c., prolixite, of a narrative, book, etc., "lengthiness," from Old French prolixité "verbosity" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin prolixitatem (nominative prolixitas), from Latin prolixus "extended, stretched out" (see prolix). Entries linking to prolixity prolix adj. early 15c., of writing, etc., "lengthy, protracted, long and wordy," from Old French prolixe (13c.) and directly from Latin prolixus "extended, stretched out" (of hair, tails, etc., in Late Latin of speech), etymologically "poured out," from pro "forth" (see pro-) + base of liquere "to flow" (see liquid (adj.)). Of persons, "long-winded, prone to indulge in lengthy discourse," 1520s. updated on December 06, 2020
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prolixity n.