propagate的词源

英文词源

propagate (v.)

1560s, "to cause to multiply," from Latin propagatus, past participle of propagare "to set forward, extend, procreate" (see propagation). Intransitive sense "reproduce one's kind" is from c. 1600. Related: Propagated; propagating.

中文词源

propagate：宣传，传播，繁殖，增殖

来自拉丁语propagare,延伸，扩展，繁殖，来自pro-,向前，-pag,固定，词源同page,compact.比喻用法，原指使植物新芽繁殖，扩大种植，引申词义宣传，传播。

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