caldera(n.)
“火山顶部的凹陷”,1865年,来自西班牙语 caldera,字面意思为“大锅,水壶”,源自拉丁语 caldarium “热水浴”(复数 caldaria),来自 caldarius “与加热有关的”,源自 calidus “温暖的,热的”(来自 PIE 词根 *kele-(1)“温暖的”)。是 cauldron 的同源词。
The term was originally used in describing volcanic regions occurring where Spanish is the current language, and was introduced by Von Buch in his description of the Canaries. [Century Dictionary]
该术语最初用于描述西班牙语为当前语言的火山地区,并由冯·布赫(Von Buch)在他对加那利群岛的描述中引入。[世纪词典]
该词起源时间:1865年