interstice的词源

英文词源

interstice (n.)

early 15c., from Old French interstice (14c.) and directly from Latin interstitium "interval," literally "space between," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + stem of stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand, set down, make or be firm" (see stet). Related: Interstices.

中文词源

interstice：间隙，裂缝

inter-,在内，在中间，相互，-st,站，词源同stand,stall.即中间站立的位置，引申词义间隙，裂隙。

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