英语词汇selenite的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	selenite
词源	selenite n. type of precious stone, late 14c., from Latin selenites, from Greek selēnitēs "moonstone," literally "of the moon" (in lithos selēnitēs), from selēnē "moon" (see Selene). Said to be so called for its coloring or for its supposed waxing and waning with the moon. Entries linking to selenite Selene a name of the moon goddess, equivalent to Latin Luna, from Greek selēnē "the moon; name of the moon goddess," related to selas "light, brightness, bright flame, flash of an eye." This is reconstructed to be from PIE root *swel- (2) "to shine, beam" (source also of Sanskrit svargah "heaven," Lithuanian svilti "to singe," Old English swelan "to be burnt up," Middle Low German swelan "to smolder") and to be related to swelter and sultry. Daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios. Related: Selenian "of or pertaining to the moon as a world and its supposed inhabitants," 1660s. Another early word for "moon-man, supposed inhabitant of the moon" is selenite (1640s); Greek had selēnitai "moon-dwellers, the men in the moon" (Lucian). updated on April 16, 2022
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selenite n.