英语词汇conflation的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	conflation
词源	conflation n. mid-15c., "a harmony of the Gospels;" 1620s, "action of fusing together," from Late Latin conflationem (nominative conflatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin conflare "bring together, compose," also "melt together," literally "to blow together," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + flare "to blow" (from PIE root bhle- "to blow"). Meaning "inadvertent combination of two readings of the same passage" is from 1881. Entries linking to conflation* con- word-forming element meaning "together, with," sometimes merely intensive; it is the form of com- used in Latin before consonants except -b-, -p-, -l-, -m-, or -r-. In native English formations (such as costar), co- tends to be used where Latin would use con-. bhle- bhlē-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to blow," possibly a variant of PIE root bhel- (2) "to blow, swell." It forms all or part of: afflatus; bladder; blase; blast; blather; blaze (v.2) "make public;" blow (v.1) "move air;" conflate; deflate; flageolet; flatulent; flatus; flavor; inflate; inflation; insufflation; isinglass; souffle. updated on February 28, 2018
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conflation n.