quword 趣词
Word Origins Dictionary
- site (n.)[site 词源字典]
- "place or position occupied by something," especially with reference to environment, late 14c., from Anglo-French site, Old French site "place, site; position," and directly from Latin situs "a place, position, situation, location, station; idleness, sloth, inactivity; forgetfulness; the effects of neglect," from past participle of sinere "let, leave alone, permit," from PIE *si-tu-, from root *tkei- "to settle, dwell, be home" (see home (n.)).[site etymology, site origin, 英语词源]
- site (v.)
- "to give a location to, place," 1590s, from site (n.). Related: Sited; siting.