英语词汇aurora的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	aurora
词源	aurora n. "morning light, dawn," late 14c., from Latin Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn, from PIE ausus- "dawn," also the name of the Indo-European goddess of the dawn, from root aus- (1) "to shine," especially of the dawn (source also of Greek ēōs "dawn"). Entries linking to aurora *aus- 1 Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to shine," especially of the dawn. It forms all or part of: austral; Australia; Austria; Austro-; Aurora; east; Easter; eastern; eo-; Ostrogoth. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit usah "dawn;" Greek ēōs "dawn;" Latin Aurora "goddess of dawn," auster "south wind;" Lithuanian aušra "dawn;" Old English east "east." aurora borealis n. 1620s, "Northern Lights," literally "northern dawn," said to have been coined by French philosopher Petrus Gassendus (1592-1655) after a spectacular display seen in France Sept. 2, 1621; see aurora + boreal. In northern Scotland and among sailors, sometimes called the dancers, pretty dancers, or merry dancers. Related: Aurora australis (1741). auroral adj. 1550s, "pertaining to dawn," from aurora + -al (1). The meaning "of the color of dawn" is from 1827; the meaning "of the aurora borealis" is from 1828. updated on October 29, 2018
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