英语词汇antenatal的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	antenatal
词源	antenatal adj. "before birth," 1798; see ante- "before" + natal "pertaining to birth." Ante-nati was an old term for (in Scotland) those born before the accession of James I to the English throne, also used in U.S. in reference to those born in the colonies before the Declaration of Independence. Entries linking to antenatal ante- word-forming element meaning "before, in front of; previous, existing beforehand; introductory to," from Latin ante (prep., adv.) "before (in place or time), in front of, against," also used in compounds, from PIE anti- "facing opposite, against," inflected form (locative singular) of root ant- "front, forehead," with derivatives meaning "in front of, before." natal adj. late 14c., "of or pertaining to birthdays;" mid-15c., "of or pertaining to one's birth," from Latin natalis "pertaining to birth or origin," from natus, past participle of nasci "to be born" (Old Latin gnasci), from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget." It is the learned form of Noel, which was the French vernacular word. updated on January 17, 2017
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antenatal adj.