onomatopoeia的词源

英文词源

onomatopoeia (n.)

1570s, from Late Latin onomatopoeia, from Greek onomatopoiia "the making of a name or word" (in imitation of a sound associated with the thing being named), from onomatopoios, from onoma (genitive onomatos) "word, name" (see name (n.)) + a derivative of poiein "compose, make" (see poet). Related: Onomatopoeic; onomatopoeial.

中文词源

onomatopoeia：拟声，拟声词

来自希腊语onoma,名字，词源同name,anonymous.-poeia,产生，创造，词源同poet.引申词义通过物体发出的声音命名的词，即拟声词。

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