palimpsest的词源

英文词源

palimpsest (n.)

"parchment from which earlier writing has been removed to clear it for new writing," 1660s, from Latin palimpsestus, from Greek palimpsestos "scraped again," from palin "again" (see palindrome) + verbal adjective of psen "to rub smooth" (of uncertain origin).

中文词源

palimpsest：重写羊皮纸

来自希腊语palimpsestos,刮掉， 重写，来自palin,再一次，psen,刮，挠，词源同psoriasis.用于指古希腊时期一种可多次书写的羊皮纸。

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