understand [OE] The compound verb understand was formed in the centuries
immeidately preceding the Anglo-Saxon invasions of Britain. It is composed,
of course, of under and stand, and the semantic link between 'standing under'
something and 'knowing about' it may be 'being close to' it.
Ayto, Dictionay of Word Origins
這本書買這麼久終於用到了
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: 想請問大家,
: 有沒有不錯的字根分析的書,
: 可以解釋各種字根~~
: 以及解釋字的來源~~~
: 比如understand是怎麼來的
: under的意思
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