英语词汇“Indo-European root: kei-”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

Indo-European root: kei-

释义

‌‌kei-¹
To lie; bed, couch; beloved, dear. Oldest form *k̑ei‑, becoming *kei‑ in centum languages.
Derivatives include city, and cemetery.

Basic form *kei‑.
1. Suffixed form *kei-wo‑.
  1. hind³, from Old English hīwan, members of a household, from Germanic *hīwa‑;
  2. hide³, from Old English hīgid, hīd, a measure of land (< "household"), from suffixed Germanic form *hīwidō.
2. Suffixed form *kei-wi‑. city, civic, civil, from Latin cīvis, citizen (< "member of a household").
3. Suffixed form *kei-liyo‑. ceilidh, from Old Irish céle, companion.
O-grade form *koi‑.
1. Suffixed form *koi-nā‑. incunabulum, from Latin cūnae, a cradle.
2. Suffixed form *koi-m-ā‑. cemetery, from Greek koimān, to put to sleep.
Suffixed zero-grade form *ki-wo‑. Shiva, from Sanskrit śiva‑, auspicious, dear.

[Pokorny 1. k̑ei‑ 539.]

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