Pyrenees
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- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 Pireneies
- 源自 ←中古法语 Pyrenees
- 源自 ←拉丁语 Pȳrēnaeī montēs
- 源自 ←古希腊语 Πυρηναῖος
词源说明
From Middle English Pireneies, partly from Middle French Pyrenees and partly from Latin Pȳrēnaeī (montēs) (literally “Pyrenean (mountains)”), plural of Pȳrēnaeus (“Pyrenean”), from Ancient Greek Πυρηναῖος (Purēnaîos), from Πῡρήνη (Pūrḗnē, “Pyrene”, literally “fruit-stone”) + -αῖος (-aîos).
According to mythology, Pyrene was a daughter of King Bebryx who was loved or violated by Heracles; after fleeing into the wilderness and dying, she was buried by him, and the Pyrenees were said to be named after her.