英语词汇lignite的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	lignite
词源	lignite n. "imperfectly formed coal," 1808, from French, from Latin lignum "wood" (see ligni-). Brown coal that still shows traces of the wood it once was. Probably directly from Lithanthrax Lignius, name given to woody coal by Swedish chemist Johan Gottschalk Wallerius (1709-1785) in 1775. Entries linking to lignite ligni- sometimes ligno-, word-forming element used from late 19c. and meaning "wood," from Latin lignum "wood (for fuel or construction), firewood," from PIE leg-no-, literally "that which is collected," from root leg- (1) "to collect, gather." Related: Lignify; lignification. updated on November 07, 2012
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lignite n.