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cattle

/kˈætəl/ 頻出 頻度 2908位

要点牛

意味

  1. (家畜の)牛

例文

語源

ラテン語capitalis「頭の」から来た「財産」の意の語。昔は家畜こそが大事な財産だった「牛」。

capital(資本)と同じ語源。

英語の原文(Wiktionary)

From Middle English catel, from Anglo-Norman catel (“personal property”), from Old Northern French (compare French cheptel, Old French chetel, chatel, also English chattel) from Medieval Latin capitāle, from Latin capitālis (“of the head”) (whence also capital, from caput (“head”) + -alis (“-al”)). For the sense evolution, compare pecuniary and fee. Also compare Russian поголо́вье (pogolóvʹje, “total number of livestock”) from Russian голова́ (golová, “head”). Doublet of capital and chattel.

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