intersection的词源

英文词源

intersection (n.)

"act or fact of crossing," 1550s, from Middle French intersection (14c.) and directly from Latin intersectionem (nominative intersectio) "a cutting asunder, intersection," noun of action from past participle stem of intersecare "intersect, cut asunder," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + secare "to cut" (see section). Originally a term in geometry; meaning "crossroads" is from 1864.

中文词源

intersection：十字路口，交叉口

来自intersect,交叉，横穿。

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

intersection：道路交叉口，交点

词根词缀： inter-相互 + -sect-切割 + -ion