英语词汇*ghes-的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	*ghes-
词源	ghes- Proto-Indo-European root meaning "the hand." It forms all or part of: chiral; chiro-; chirognomy; chirography; chirology; chiromancy; chiropodist; chiropractic; chiropractor; chirosophy; chirurgeon; enchiridion; surgeon; surgery; surgical. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Greek kheir, Hittite keshshar, Armenian jern "the hand" Entries linking to ghes- chiral adj. in reference to three-dimensional forms not superposable on their mirror-images, 1894, a hybrid coined by Lord Kelvin from Latinized combining form of Greek kheir "hand" (from PIE root ghes- "hand") + -al (1). Related: Chiralism "right-left handedness" (by 2012). chiro- less properly cheiro-, before vowels chir-, word-forming element meaning "hand," from Latinized form of Greek kheiro-, combining form of kheir (genitive kheiros) "the hand," from PIE root ghes- "hand." chiral (adj.)chiro-chirognomy (n.)chirography (n.)chirology (n.)chiromancy (n.)chiropodist (n.)chiropracticchiropractor (n.)chirosophy (n.)chirurgeon (n.)enchiridion (n.)surgeon (n.)surgery (n.)surgical (adj.) updated on November 18, 2018
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