Dominica的词源

英文词源

Dominican (1)

"Black friar," 1630s, from Latin form of the name of Domingo de Guzman (Santo Domingo), founder of the order of preaching friars. His name, like Italian form Dominic, is from Latin dominicus "pertaining to a lord."

Dominican (2)

"native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic," 1853, from the Caribbean island of Dominica, home of the nation, so named 1493, from Latin (dies) dominica "Sunday," the day of the week on which the island was discovered.

中文词源

Dominica（多米尼加）：哥伦布在“主日”抵达的岛屿

多米尼加（Dominica)是美洲加勒比海中的一个岛屿。1493年11月3日，西班牙航海 家哥伦布航海抵达此岛。因为抵达之日恰逢星期日，便将其命名为Dominica，在西班牙语 中就是“星期日”的意思。因为在基督教中，一周之首的星期日是上帝创世的第一天，基督 徒们便将这一天献给上帝，在拉丁语中称为dies Dominica (主之日）。dominica是拉丁语 dominus (主人）的形容词形式，与英语单词dominate (统治）、domain (领地）等同源。

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