英语词汇ambien的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ambien
词源	Ambien trade name for prescription medication Zolpidem, which is used to treat insomnia, registered 1993 in U.S., no doubt suggested by ambient or words like it in French. Entries linking to ambien ambient adj. 1590s, "surrounding, encircling," from Latin ambientem (nominative ambiens) "a going around," present participle of ambire "to go around, go about," from amb- "around" (from PIE root ambhi- "around") + ire "go" (from PIE root ei- "to go"). The notion of "going all around" led to the sense of "encircling, lying all around." updated on October 10, 2017
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