barbel
/ˈbɑːbəl//ˈbɑːrbəl/
构词拆解
- -el
- Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an instrument, from verbs, usually spelt -le except after n and e. · Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.
词源链
- 古法语
词源说明
From Middle English barbel, from Old French barbel, from Vulgar Latin *barbellus, from Late Latin barbulus, diminutive of Latin barbus (“barbel”); barbus itself is from barba (“beard”). By surface analysis, Latin barb(us) (“beard, barbel”) + -el (diminutive suffix), and also, by surface analysis, barb (“sharp, extruding structure”) + -el (diminutive suffix).