英语词汇carpel的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	carpel
词源	carpel n. "pistil or pistil-part of a plant," 1835, from Modern Latin carpellum (1817 in French), a diminutive form from Greek karpos "fruit" (also "returns, profit"), literally "that which is plucked" (from PIE root kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest"). Related: Carpellary. Entries linking to carpel* *kerp- Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to gather, pluck, harvest." It forms all or part of: carpe diem; carpel; carpet; carpo- (1) "fruit;" excerpt; harvest; scarce; scarcity. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit krpana- "sword," krpani "shears;" Greek karpos "fruit," karpizomai "make harvest of;" Latin carpere "to cut, divide, pluck;" Lithuanian kerpu, kirpti "to cut;" Middle Irish cerbaim "cut;" Old English hærfest "autumn." updated on November 09, 2022
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carpel n.