militia的词源

英文词源

militia (n.)

1580s, "system of military discipline," from Latin militia "military service, warfare," from miles "soldier" (see military). Sense of "citizen army" (as distinct from professional soldiers) is first recorded 1690s, perhaps from a sense in French cognate milice. In U.S. history, "the whole body of men declared by law amenable to military service, without enlistment, whether armed and drilled or not" (1777).

中文词源

militia：民兵组织

来自拉丁语militia,军队，战斗者，来自miles,战士，词源同military.后用于指民兵组织。

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militia：[总称]民兵，民兵组织  

词根词缀： -milit-兵 + -ia名词词尾