exhume的词源

英文词源

exhume (v.)

early 15c., from Medieval Latin exhumare "to unearth" (13c.), from Latin ex- "out of" (see ex-) + humare "bury," from humus "earth" (see chthonic). An alternative form was exhumate (1540s), taken directly from Medieval Latin. Figurative use by 1819. Related: Exhumed; exhuming.

中文词源

exhume：为检查死因掘出尸首

ex-, 向外。-hum, 土，词源同human, humus.

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exhume：发掘，掘出

词根词缀： ex-出,向外 + -hum-土 + -e