mallow的词源

英文词源

mallow (n.)

late 14c., from late Old English malwe, from Latin malva "mallows," from a pre-Latin Mediterranean language. The same lost word apparently yielded Greek malakhe "mallow."

中文词源

mallow：锦葵

来自拉丁语malva,锦葵属植物，最终来自希伯来闪语，词源同mauve.

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