molasses的词源

英文词源

molasses

molasses: [16] The etymological connections of molasses are with ‘honey’ rather than ‘sugar’. It comes via Portuguese melaço from late Latin mellāceum ‘fermenting grape juice, new wine’. This was a derivative of mel ‘honey’, source of English mellifluous [15] and related to mildew.
=> mellifluous, mildew

molasses (n.)

1580s, from Portuguese melaço, from Late Latin mellaceum "new wine," properly neuter of mellaceus "resembling honey," from Latin mel (genitive mellis) "honey" (see Melissa). Adopted in English in plural form, but regarded as a singular noun.

中文词源

molasses：糖浆

来自拉丁语mel,蜜，来自PIE*melit,蜂蜜，蜜，词源同caramel,mousse,mellifluous.引申词义糖浆。

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