英语词汇subdivision的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	subdivision
词源	subdivision n. early 15c., "process of dividing into smaller parts;" mid-15c., "portion of land that has been divided," noun of action from subdivide. Sense of "plot of land broken into lots for housing development" is from 1911. Entries linking to subdivision subdivide v. early 15c. (transitive), from Late Latin subdividere from sub in the sense of "resulting from further division" (see sub-) + Latin dividere (see division). Intransitive sense is from 1590s. updated on December 19, 2013
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subdivision n.