moraine的词源

英文词源

moraine (n.)

"ridge of rock deposited by a glacier," 1789, from French moraine (18c.), from Savoy dialect morena "mound of earth," from Provençal morre "snout, muzzle," from Vulgar Latin *murrum "round object," of unknown origin, perhaps from a pre-Latin Alpine language. Related: Morainal; morainic.

中文词源

moraine：冰碛

来自法国普罗旺斯方言morre,鼻子，突起部分，词源可能同muzzle.后用于指突起的土块，冰碛。

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