英语词汇upsilon的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	upsilon
词源	upsilon n. 20th letter of the Greek alphabet, 1640s, from Greek u psilon, literally "a mere (or bare) 'u;' " so called in later Greek in reference to its sound. The exact reason is variously explained, but it seems to have had something to do with distinguishing it from diphthongs. Entries linking to upsilon hyoid adj. "having the form of the Greek capital letter upsilon" (ϒ), 1811, from French hyoïde (16c.), from Modern Latin hyoides, from Greek hyoeides "shaped like the letter U," from hu "letter U" (in later Greek called upsilon) + -oeidēs "like" (see -oid). updated on March 03, 2014
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