pre-Columbian

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Before the voyages of Christopher Columbus of the 1490s which introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas. historical,not-comparable
    — since pre-Columbian times
  2. Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus. not-comparable
    — pre-Columbian cultures

词形变化

precolumbian alternative Precolumbian alternative

词汇关系

相关词
Columbian Exchange

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English Columbian
English pre-Columbian
From pre- + Columbian.
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