elemental的词源

英文词源

elemental (adj.)

late 15c., "pertaining to the four elements," from Medieval Latin elementalis, from Latin elementum (see element). Meaning "pertaining to the powers of nature" is from 1823. The noun in the occult sense "a spirit of the elements" is from 1877. Related: Elementally.

中文词源

elemental：基本的，初步的

词根词缀： element本源 + -al

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