英语词汇anopheles的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	anopheles
词源	Anopheles n. genus of mosquitoes, Modern Latin, coined 1818 by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen from Greek anopheles "hurtful, harmful," literally "useless," from an- "not, without" (see an- (1)) + ophelos "use, help, advantage" (from PIE root obhel- "to avail;" see Ophelia). So called because it conveys malaria. Entries linking to anopheles* an- 1 privative prefix, from Greek an-, "not, without" (from PIE root ne- "not"). The Greek prefix is a fuller form of the one represented in English by a- (3). Ophelia fem. proper name, from Greek opheleia "help, aid," from ophelein "to help, aid, assist," ophelos "advantage, help," from PIE root obhel- "to avail" (source also of Armenian avelum "increase, abound"). updated on September 22, 2022
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Anopheles n.