Metis的词源

英文词源

Metis

first wife of Zeus, from Greek Metis, literally "advice, wisdom, counsel; cunning, skill, craft," from PIE root *me- "to measure" (see meter (n.2)).

metis (n.)

"person of mixed parentage," especially French Canadian and North American Indian, from French métis, from Late Latin mixticus "of mixed race," from Latin mixtus "mixed," past participle of miscere "to mix, mingle" (see mix (v.)). Compare mestizo.

中文词源

Metis：混血儿

来自法语metis,来自拉丁语mixtus,混合的，词源同mix,mestizo.引申词义混血儿。

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