英语词汇soffit的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	soffit
词源	soffit n. architectural term referring to under-faces, 1610s, from Italian soffita, fem. of soffitto "ceiling," noun use of adjective meaning "fixed beneath," from Vulgar Latin suffictus "fastened below," from Latin suffixus (see suffix (n.)). Entries linking to soffit* suffix n. 1778, from Modern Latin suffixum, noun use of neuter of Latin suffixus "fastened," past participle of suffigere "fasten, fix on, fasten below," from assimilated form of sub "under, up from under" (see sub-) + figere "to fasten, fix" (from PIE root *dheigw- "to stick, fix"). Related: Suffixal. updated on October 25, 2013
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soffit n.