esophagus的词源

英文词源

esophagus (n.)

also oesophagus, late 14c., from Greek oisophagos "gullet, passage for food," literally "what carries and eats," from oisein, future infinitive of pherein "to carry" (see infer) + -phagos, from phagein "to eat" (see -phagous). Related: Esophageal.

中文词源

esophagus：食道

来自希腊文oisophagos,食道。oisein, 携带，带走，为词根fer的将来不定式。-phag, 吃，见geophagy.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：esophagus 词源，esophagus 含义。