manta的词源

英文词源

manta (n.)

very large ray (also called devilfish), 1760, from Spanish manta "blanket" (which is attested in English from 1748 in this sense, specifically in reference to a type of wrap or cloak worn by Spaniards), from Late Latin mantum "cloak," back-formation from Latin mantellum "cloak" (see mantle (n.)). The ray so called "for being broad and long like a quilt" [Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa, "A Voyage to South America"].

中文词源

manta：蝠鲼

来自西班牙语manta,毯子，来自拉丁语mantum,斗篷，词源同mantel,mantle.用于指蝠鲼，因这种海鱼形如一张展开的毯子而得名。

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