- Mississippi
[Mississippi 词源字典]
- originally as the name of the river, from French, from Algonquian (French missionaries first penetrated the river valley in its upper reaches), literally "big river;" compare Ojibwa mshi- "big," ziibi "river." Organized as a U.S. territory 1798; admitted as a state 1817. Related: Mississippian.[Mississippi etymology, Mississippi origin, 英语词源]