etymology; the origin of a word

1. 同源詞詞源相同但是傳播途徑不同的一對(duì)詞中的一個(gè)，如skirt來自斯堪的納維亞語和shirt來自英語
   One of two words derived from the same historical source by different routes of transmission, such as skirt from Scandinavian and shirt from English.
2. “kindergarten”這個(gè)英語單詞源于德語。
   The English word "kindergarten" derives from German.
3. 英語中有成千上萬的詞源自拉丁文。
   Thousands of English words derive from Latin.

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