floe的词源

英文词源

floe

floe: see flake

floe (n.)

1817, first used by Arctic explorers, probably from Norwegian flo "layer, slab," from Old Norse flo, from Proto-Germanic *floho-, from PIE *plak- (1) "to be flat," extended form of root *pele- (2) "flat, to spread" (see plane (n.1)). Related to first element in flagstone. Earlier explorers used flake. Floe-rat was a seal-hunter's name for the ringed seal (1880).

中文词源

floe：浮冰

来自PIE*pele, 平的，展开，词源同flagstone, flat, plan. 用来指浮冰。

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