patten(n.)
14世纪末, patin,“木鞋或木屐”,后来特指女性穿的厚底鞋,使她们看起来更高,源自古法语 patin “木屐,一种鞋”,(13世纪),可能来自 pate “爪,脚”,源自加洛-罗马语 *pauta,最终可能是模仿爪发出的声音。该词的直接来源被认为是凯尔特语[Barnhart]和日耳曼语[OED],但缺乏证据。可能的同源词包括普罗旺斯语 pauta,加泰罗尼亚语 pote,中荷兰语和荷兰语 poot,德语 Pfote “爪”。还有“溜冰鞋”(1610年代)。
From the beginning of the eighteenth century, a peculiar device was used for the same purpose, formed of an iron ring with two or more uprights, supporting a wooden sole which was thus lifted several inches above the ground. This ringed patten has been used in England until a recent time, but has been little known in the United States. [Century Dictionary, 1895]
从18世纪初开始,一种特殊的装置被用于同样的目的,由一个铁环和两个或更多的竖柱组成,支撑着一个木制鞋底,使其离地面几英寸高。这种环形木屐在英国一直使用到最近,但在美国很少见。[世纪词典,1895年]
该词起源时间:14世纪末