lemur(n.)
1795年,来自马达加斯加的夜间哺乳动物。由林奈赋予此意义,源自拉丁语 lemures(复数,单数 lemurum),罗马神话中指死者的恶灵,一个起源不确定的词汇。德·凡认为它和希腊语 lamia 是非印欧语系(或许是安纳托利亚语/伊特鲁里亚语)中的借词。
The oldest usage of "lemur" for a primate that we are aware of is in Linnaeus's catalog of the Museum of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (Tattersall, 1982); .... In this work, he explained his use of the name "lemur" thus: "Lemures dixi hos, quod noctu imprimis obambulant, hominibus quodanmodo similes, & lento passu vagantur [I call them lemurs, because they go around mainly by night, in a certain way similar to humans, and roam with a slow pace]" [Dunkel, Alexander R., et al., "Giant rabbits, marmosets, and British comedies: etymology of lemur names, part 1," in "Lemur News," vol. xvi, 2011-2012, p.65]
我们了解到,“狐猴”这个词用于灵长类动物,最古老的例子出现在林奈所著述的瑞典国王阿道夫·弗雷德里克博物馆的目录中(Tattersall, 1982); ……在这个作品中,他这样解释他使用“狐猴”这个名字的原因:“"Lemures dixi hos, quod noctu imprimis obambulant, hominibus quodanmodo similes, & lento passu vagantur [我称它们为狐猴,因为它们大多数在夜间活动,某种程度上类似于人类,慢悠悠地漫步]”[Dunkel, Alexander R.,等人,“巨型兔子、小猴子和英国喜剧:狐猴名字的词源,第一部分”,《狐猴新闻》第16卷,2011-2012,第65页]
该词起源时间:1795年