locket的词源

英文词源

locket (n.)

mid-14c., "iron cross-bar of a window," from Old French loquet "door-handle, bolt, latch," diminutive of loc "lock, latch," from Frankish or some other Germanic source (compare Old Norse lok "fastening, lock;" see lock (n.1)). Meaning "ornamental case with hinged cover" (containing a lock of hair, miniature portrait, etc.) first recorded 1670s.

中文词源

locket：盒式项链坠

来自lock,锁，-et,小词后缀。引申词义盒式项链坠。

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