英语词汇louis的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	louis
词源	Louis masc. proper name, from French Louis, from Old French Loois, probably via Medieval Latin Ludovicus, a Latinization of Old High German Hluodowig, literally "famous in war" (cognate with Clovis; for etymology see Ludwig). As the name of a French gold coin 17c.-18c., short for Louis d'or, from the French kings of that name (originally Louis XIII) pictured on the coins. Louis-Quatorze (1855) refers to styles reminiscent of the time of King Louis XIV of France (1643-1715). Entries linking to louis Clovis type of prehistoric stone spearpoints, 1943, from Clovis, New Mexico, U.S., near which place they were found. The town is said to have been named for the Frankish king Clovis (Latinized from Frankish Chlodovech, from Germanic masc. proper name hluda-wigaz "famous in battle," cognate with Ludwig and Louis). Ludwig masc. proper name, from Old High German hlud(o)wig, literally "famous in war," from Proto-Germanic hluda- "heard of, famous" (see loud) + *wiga "war" (see victory). Compare Louis. ClovisLudwigquatorzeAloysiusLewisLouiseLouisiana updated on October 10, 2017
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