major-domo的词源

英文词源

major-domo (n.)

1580s, via Italian maggiordomo or Spanish mayordomo, from Medieval Latin major domus "chief of the household," also "mayor of the palace" under the Merovingians, from Latin major "greater" (see major (adj.)) + genitive of domus "house" (see domestic).

中文词源

major-domo：总管

来自拉丁语major domus,一家之主，王室管家，来自major,主要的，domus,家，住所，词源同domicile.引申词义总管。

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