primogeniture的词源

英文词源

primogeniture (n.)

"right of succession of the first-born," c. 1600, from French primogeniture and directly from Medieval Latin primogenitura, from Late Latin primogenitus "first-born," from Latin primo (adv.) "first in order of time," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + genitus, past participle of gignere "to beget" (see genus). Earlier it meant simply "fact of being first-born" (1590s).

中文词源

primogeniture：长子身份

来自prime,第一的，首先的，-gen,生育，出生，词源同gene,generate.引申词义长子，长子身份。

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