Minto

专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˈmɪntəʊ/    美 /ˈmɪntoʊ/|/ˈmɪntəʉ/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, where the seat of the Earl of Minto is located.
  2. A census-designated place in Alaska.
  3. A habitational surname.
  4. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including:; A community in Manitoba, Canada.
  5. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including:; A village in New Brunswick.
  6. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including:; A town in Ontario.
  7. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including:; A city in North Dakota, United States.
  8. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including:; A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.

词汇关系

衍生词
Minto Heights

词源

词源 1
Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Cumbric *mïnïδ (“mountain”), from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”), and Old English hōh (“hill spur, promontory”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, *kemǝk- (“joint, legbone”). The latter element was added after the meaning of the former had become obscure. Recorded as Munethov in 1166 and Mynetowe in 1296.
词源 2
From Lower Tanana Menhti (“among the lakes”).
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