ingredient的词源

英文词源

ingredient

ingredient: [15] The -gredi- of ingredient represents the Latin verb gradī ‘step, go’ (whose past participial stem gress- has given English aggression, congress, digress, etc). From it was formed ingredī ‘go in, enter’, whose present participle ingrediēns became English ingredient. The word’s etymological meaning is thus ‘that which “enters into” a mixture’. It was originally used mainly with reference to medicines, and its current application to food recipes seems to be a comparatively recent development.
=> aggression, congress, grade, gradual

ingredient (n.)

early 15c., from Latin ingredientem (nominative ingrediens) "that which enters into" (a compound, recipe, etc.), present participle of ingredi "go in, enter," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + gradi "to step, go" (see grade (n.)).

中文词源

ingredient：成份，因素

in-,进入，使，-gred,走，层级，词源同grade,degree.即走进去的，成为其中一部分的，引申词义成份，因素。

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ingredient：成分，因素

词根词缀： in-入,向内 + gred(-grad-)步,级 + -i- + -ent名词词尾 → 步入混合物中