Britain
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 英国
1词源 1
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 Britayne
- 源自 ←盎格鲁-诺曼语 Bretaigne
- 源自 ←拉丁语 Brittannia
- 源自 ←拉丁语 Britannia
- 源自 ←cel-bry-pro *Prɨdėn “Britain”
原始词根
原始印欧语 *kʷer-
词源说明
From Middle English Britayne, Breteyn, from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne, Bretaine, from Latin Brittannia, variant of Latin Britannia, from Britannī; reinforced by native Old English Breten, from the same Latin source. Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Prɨdėn (“Britain”) from *Pritanī (also compare *Prɨdɨn (“Picts”) from *Pritenī), attested to in Ancient Greek as Πρεττανική (Prettanikḗ), compare Welsh Prydain. Doublet of Britannia and Brittany. More at Britto.
释义（英文）
专有名词 Proper noun
- (loosely) The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland.
- Great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of