英语词汇speckle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	speckle
词源	speckle v. mid-15c. (implied in speckled), probably related to Old English specca "small spot, speck" (see speck) or from a related Middle Dutch or Middle High German word. Related: Speckled; speckling. The noun is first attested mid-15c. Entries linking to speckle speck n. Old English specca "small spot, stain," of unknown origin; probably related to Dutch speckel "speck, speckle," Middle Dutch spekelen "to sprinkle" (compare speckle (v.)). Meaning "tiny bit" developed c. 1400. As a verb, 1570s, from the noun. Related: Specked. bespeckle v. "to mark with spots," c. 1600, from be- + speckle. Related: Bespeckled; bespeckling. updated on November 05, 2013
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