naiad的词源

英文词源

naiad (n.)

"water nymph," c. 1600, from Latin Nais, Naias (genitive naiadis), from Greek Naias (plural Naiades) "river nymph," from naiein "to flow," from PIE *naw-yo-, suffixed form of root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow" (see nutriment). Dryden used the Latin singular form Nais, and the plural Naiades is attested in English from late 14c.

中文词源

naiad：水泽仙女

来自拉丁语Naias,水中仙子，水泽仙女，来自PIE*snau,流动，流淌，词源同nutriment,natatorium,navigate.引申词义山泉，泉水，水仙。比较dryad, 树仙。

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