… Finally, in the discussion of the (i) category, I will give an example of a word that is complex in both meaning and substance. The British inch was originally defined as the width of a thumb, but in terms of meaning it is related to the Latin word uncia, which means one-twelfth, and represents 1/12 of a foot. The German word Zoll is also roughly the same length as an inch, but this word has nothing to do with either the thumb or 1/12. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "uncia" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… (イ)の系統の話の最後に,語義も実体も複雑なものを例示しておく。イギリスのインチinchはもともと親指の幅で定められたが,語義のうえでは12分の1の意のラテン語ウンキアunciaに通じ,1/12フートを表している。ドイツのツォルZollも,インチにほぼ等しい長さであるが,この語は,親指とも1/12とも無縁である。… ※「uncia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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