portend的词源

英文词源

portend

portend: see tend

portend (v.)

early 15c., from Latin portendere "foretell, reveal; point out, indicate," originally "to stretch forward," from por- (variant of pro-; see pro-) "forth, forward" + tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tenet). Related: Portended; portending.

中文词源

portend：预示，预兆

por-,在前，-tend,延伸，伸展，词源同extend.引申词义预示，预兆。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：portend 词源，portend 含义。