英语词汇ergot的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ergot
词源	ergot n. fungal disease of rye and other grasses, 1680s, from French ergot "ergot," also "a spur, the extremity of a dead branch," from Old French argot "cock's spur" (12c.), which is of unknown origin. The blight so called from the shape the fungus forms on the diseased grain. Related: Ergotic. An alkaloid from the fungus, ergotamine (1921) is used to treat migraines. Entries linking to ergot ergotism n. "disease caused by eating ergot-infected breadstuffs," 1816; see ergot + -ism. lysergic adj. in reference to a crystalline organic compound, 1934, from the -lys- in hydrolysis (thus from Greek lysis "a loosening, a dissolution," from lyein "to loosen, dissolve;" from PIE root *leu- "to loosen, divide, cut apart") + the first syllable of ergot (a fungus from which the chemical was first obtained) + -ic. updated on September 03, 2014
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ergot n.