quword 趣词
Word Origins Dictionary
- liberation (n.)[liberation 词源字典]
- early 15c., from Middle French libération and directly from Latin liberationem (nominative liberatio) "a setting or becoming free," noun of action from past participle stem of liberare "set free" (see liberate). Liberation theology (1969) translates Spanish teologia de la liberación, coined 1968 by Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutiérrez.[liberation etymology, liberation origin, 英语词源]
- Lima
- Peruvian capital, founded 1535 by Pizarro, from Spanish corruption of Quechua (Inca) Rimak, name of a god and his temple, from rima "to speak" (perhaps a reference to priests who spoke from concealed places in statues of the gods).
- Peru
- from Spanish Peru, said to be from Quechua pelu "river." Related: Peruvian.
- vicuna (n.)
- Peruvian ruminant, c. 1600, from Spanish vicuña, from Quechua (Peru) wikuna, the native name of the animal.