perpendicular的词源

英文词源

perpendicular

perpendicular: see pendulum

perpendicular (adj.)

late 15c., from adverb (late 14c.), from Old French perpendiculer, from Latin perpendicularis "vertical, as a plumb line," from perpendiculum "plumb line," from perpendere "balance carefully," from per- "thoroughly" (see per) + pendere "to weigh, to hang" (see pendant). As a noun from 1570s. Related: Perpendicularly; perpendicularity.

中文词源

perpendicular：垂直的，成直角的

词根词缀： per-贯穿,通过 + -pend-垂 + -icular形容词词尾

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：perpendicular 词源，perpendicular 含义。

perpendicular：垂直的

per-,整个的，-pend,悬挂，词源同depend,pendulum.引申词义垂直的。