kestrel的词源

英文词源

kestrel (n.)

kind of falcon, c. 1600, earlier castrell (15c.), probably from Middle French cresserelle, which apparently is related to crecerelle "rattle," from Latin crepitacillium "small rattle," diminutive of crepitaculum "noisy bell, rattle," from crepitare "to crackle, rattle;" possibly from the old belief that their noise frightened away other hawks.

中文词源

kestrel：小隼

可能来自古法语crecerelle变体，鹰，隼，拟声词，-elle,小词后缀。

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