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Where does “艾奇遜” come from?

艾奇遜 (Chinese) comes from English Acheson, from Middle English achesoun, from Anglo-Norman achaisun, from Latin occasio, from Latin occasus, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “艾奇遜”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAcheson—
2Middle Englishachesoun—
3Anglo-Normanachaisun—
4Latinoccasiooccasion, opportunity; kairos, the right time,...
5Latinoccasussetting; west; western
6Latinoccidō—
7Latinob-towards; against
8Latinobolusobolus
9Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
10Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
11Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
13Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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