Antigua

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean.

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti-h₃kʷ-o-s
Latin antīquus
Old Spanish antigo
Spanish antiguo
Spanish antiguabor.
English Antigua
From Spanish antigua, in honor of a religious icon of St Mary (La Virgen de la Antigua) in Seville. Coined by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
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