leaven的词源

英文词源

leaven (n.)

mid-14c., from Old French levain "leaven, sourdough" (12c.), from Latin levamen "alleviation, mitigation," but used in Vulgar Latin in its literal sense of "a means of lifting, something that raises," from levare "to raise" (see lever). Figurative use from late 14c.

leaven (v.)

c. 1400, from leaven (n.). Related: Leavened; leavening.

中文词源

leaven：发酵剂，酵母

来自拉丁语levare,升起，举起，变轻，词源同light,lever.引申词义发酵，酵母。

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