英语词汇mallow的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	mallow
词源	mallow n. late 14c., spelling alteration of late Old English malwe and directly from Latin malva "mallows" (source also of Modern French mauve, Spanish and Italian malva), a word from a Mediterranean substrate language. The same lost word apparently yielded Greek malakhe "mallow." Entries linking to mallow malachite n. common green ore of copper, a basic carbonate of copper having a beautiful green color, late 14c., from French malachite, ultimately from Greek malachitis (lithos) "mallow (stone)," from malakhe "mallow" (see mallow (n.)); the mineral traditionally so called from the resemblance of its color to that of the leaves of the mallow plant. malvaceous adj. "of or pertaining to the mallow," 1690s, from Late Latin malvaceus, from Latin malva (see mallow). malachite (n.)malvaceous (adj.)marshmallow (n.)mauve (n.) updated on November 09, 2018
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mallow n.