- semaphore (n.)
[semaphore 词源字典]
- "apparatus for signaling," 1816, probably via French sémaphore, literally "a bearer of signals," ultimately from Greek sema "sign, signal" (see semantic) + phoros "bearer," from pherein "to carry" (see infer). Related: Semaphoric (1808).[semaphore etymology, semaphore origin, 英语词源]