英语词汇crepitus的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	crepitus
词源	crepitus n. "a crackling noise," c. 1820, from Latin crepitus "a rattling, creaking;" another word for crepitation, which is from the same root. Compare Latin crepitaculum, name of an ancient instrument resembling the castanets. Entries linking to crepitus crepitation n. 1650s, "a crackling noise," noun of action from Latin crepitare "to crackle," frequentative of crepare "to crack, creak" (see raven). In medical use from 1834 in reference to the crackling sound in the lungs characteristic of pneumonia. Related: Crepitate (1620s); crepitant. updated on May 07, 2018
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crepitus n.