stevedore的词源

英文词源

stevedore

stevedore: [18] A stevedore ‘docker’ is etymologically a ‘packer’ of cargo. The word was originally borrowed into American English from Spanish estivador, a derivative of estivar ‘stow cargo’. This was descended from Latin stīpāre ‘press, pack’ (source also of English constipation).
=> constipation, stiff

stevedore (n.)

1828, earlier stowadore (1788), from Spanish estibador "one who loads cargo, wool-packer," agent noun from estibar "to stow cargo," from Latin stipare "pack down, press" (see stiff (adj.)).

中文词源

stevedore：码头工人

来自西班牙语 estivador,码头工人，来自 estivar,装卸货，捆绑货物，来自拉丁语 stipare,打包， 压实，词源同 stiff.

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