peccadillo的词源

英文词源

peccadillo (n.)

"slight sin," 1590s (earlier in corrupt form peccadilian, 1520s), from Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado "a sin," from Latin peccatum "a sin, fault, error," noun use of neuter past participle of peccare "to miss, mistake, make a mistake, do amiss; transgress, offend, be licentious, sin," perhaps literally "to stumble," from PIE *ped-ko-, suffixed form of root *ped- (1) "foot" (see foot (n.)).

中文词源

peccadillo：小罪过，岔子，小错

来自西班牙语pecado,罪过，罪恶，-illo,小词后缀，来自拉丁语peccare,犯错，错误，犯罪，可能来自pedica,脚，脚链，来自PIE*ped,脚，词源同foot,biped,impeach.其原义可能为不慎跌倒，摔倒，后引申词义犯错，罪过，罪恶。

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