英语词汇foster的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	foster
词源	foster v. Old English fostrian "to supply with food, nourish, support," from fostor "food, nourishment, bringing up," from Proto-Germanic fostra-, from extended form of PIE root pa- "to feed." Meaning "to bring up a child with parental care" is from c. 1200; that of "to encourage or help grow" is early 13c. of things; 1560s of feelings, ideas, etc. Old English also had the word as an adjective meaning "in the same family but not related," in fostorfæder, fostorcild, fostormodoretc. Related: Fostered; fostering. Entries linking to foster* pa- pā-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to protect, feed." It forms all or part of: antipasto; appanage; bannock; bezoar; companion; company; feed; fodder; food; forage; foray; foster; fur; furrier; impanate; pabulum; panatela; panic (n.2) "type of grass;" pannier; panocha; pantry; pastern; pastor; pasture; pester; repast; satrap. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greek pateisthai "to feed;" Latin pabulum "food, fodder," panis "bread," pasci "to feed," pascare "to graze, pasture, feed," pastor "shepherd," literally "feeder;" Avestan pitu- "food;" Old Church Slavonic pasti "feed cattle, pasture;" Russian pishcha "food;" Old English foda, Gothic fodeins "food, nourishment." fosterage n. 1610s, "the rearing of another's child as one's own," from foster (v.) + -age. updated on April 18, 2017
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