英语词汇uterus的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	uterus
词源	uterus n. "female organ of gestation, womb," late 14c., from Latin uterus "womb, belly" (plural uteri), from PIE root udero- "abdomen, womb, stomach" (source also of Sanskrit udaram "belly," Greek hystera "womb," Lithuanian vėderas "sausage, intestines, stomach, lower abdomen," Old Church Slavonic vedro "bucket, barrel," Russian vedro). Entries linking to uterus* hysterectomy n. "surgical excision of the uterus," 1881, coined in English from Greek hystera "womb" (see uterus) + -ectomy. hysteria n. nervous disease, 1801, coined in medical Latin as an abstract noun from Greek hystera "womb," from PIE udtero-, variant of udero- "abdomen, womb, stomach" (see uterus). Originally defined as a neurotic condition peculiar to women and thought to be caused by a dysfunction of the uterus. With abstract noun ending -ia. General sense of "unhealthy emotion or excitement" is by 1839. hysterectomy (n.)hysteria (n.)hysterical (adj.)in uterouterine (adj.)utero-ventral (adj.) updated on January 25, 2018
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uterus n.