environ的词源

英文词源

environ (v.)

late 14c. (implied in environing), "to surround, encircle, encompass," from Old French environer "to surround, enclose, encircle," from environ "round about," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + viron "a circle, circuit," also used as an adverb, from virer "to turn" (see veer). Related: Environed.

中文词源

environ：包围，环绕，(敌意地或保护性的)围住 

来源于法语中virer(转向)派生的viron(环路),加前缀en-(向内)后为environ(周围,大约)。

词根词缀： en-入,向内 + viron环路

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