patois的词源

英文词源

patois (n.)

"a provincial dialect," 1640s, from French patois "native or local speech" (13c.), of uncertain origin, probably from Old French patoier "handle clumsily, to paw," from pate "a paw," from Vulgar Latin *patta (see patten), from notion of clumsy manner of speaking. Compare French pataud "properly, a young dog with big paws, then an awkwardly built fellow" [Brachet]. Especially in reference to Jamaican English from 1934.

中文词源

patois：方言，土话

来自中古法语patois,方言，来自古法语patois,粗鲁的语言，来自pate,脚掌，脚底板，词源同pad,path.-ois,表语言。比喻用法。

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