英文词源
- roan (adj.)
- 1520s, from Middle French roan "reddish brown," perhaps from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, probably from a Germanic source (compare Gothic raudan, accusative of rauðs "red"). Chiefly of horses.
中文词源
来自中古法语 roan,红褐色，红棕色，可能来自西班牙语 roano,红褐色，最终来自 PIE*reudh, 红色，词源同 red,russet.字母 d 脱落，拼写比较 rotund,round.用以形容毛色斑杂的动物，特别 是马。
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