entomology(n.)
“昆虫学的分支”,1764年,源自于法语 entomologie(1764),由 -logie “研究”(见 -logy)和希腊语 entomon “昆虫”组成,中性名词 entomos 指“被切开的,切成碎片的,在此指在腰部有缺口或切口的昆虫”,源自于 en “在……里面”(见 en-(2))和 temnein “切割”(来自 PIE 词根 *tem- “切割”)组成。
亚里士多德称昆虫是因为它们身体被分节。可与 insect 比较,后者是希腊词翻译成拉丁词汇的结果。相关词汇: Entomological, entomologically。混合词汇 insectology(1766,源自于法语 insectologie,1744年)不常用。
I have given the name insectology to that part of natural history which has insects for its object; that of entomology ... would undoubtedly have been more suitable ... but its barbarous sound terryfy'd me. [Charles Bonnet's English translation of his "Contemplation de la nature," 1766]
我将那些以昆虫为对象的自然历史部分称为 insectology; 用 entomology......或许更合适,但其野蛮的发音让我望而生畏。[Charles Bonnet 的英语翻译 "Contemplation de la nature,",1766年]
该词起源时间:1764年