preposition的词源

英文词源

preposition (n.)

late 14c., from Latin praepositionem (nominative praepositio) "a putting before, a prefixing," noun of action from past participle stem of praeponere "put before," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ponere "put, set, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). In grammatical use, a loan-translation of Greek prothesis, literally "a setting before."

中文词源

preposition：介词

词根词缀： pre-前 + -posit-放置 + -ion名词词尾 → 介词常置于名词前

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preposition：介词

pre-,在前，position,位置。用于语法指介词。