endow的词源

英文词源

endow

endow: see dowry

endow (v.)

late 14c., indowen "provide an income for," from Anglo-French endover, from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + Old French douer "endow," from Latin dotare "bestow" (see dowry). Related: Endowed; endowing.

中文词源

endow：捐赠，资助

en-, 进入，使。-dow, 给予，词源同donate, dowry.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：endow 词源，endow 含义。

endow：(with)

来源于拉丁语中动词dare(给)的同源词dotare(捐赠)。

词根词缀： en-加强意义 + -dow-给