geminate的词源

英文词源

geminate (adj.)

"duplicated, found in pairs," early 15c., from Latin geminatus "twinned, equal," past participle of geminare "to double, repeat," related to geminus "twin, born together; paired, double," perhaps from PIE *yem- "to pair." As a verb, from 1630s. Related: Geminated; geminating; geminative.

中文词源

geminate：叠音的

来自PIE*yem, 连接，配对，词源同join. 此处用于语言术语。

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