来自古英语hals,健康,词源同holy,health.即祝您健康,引申词义欢呼,赞颂。比较汉语万岁,万岁,万万岁。
hail 冰雹来自古英语hagol,冰雹,进一步可能来自PIE*kaghlo,小石子,鹅卵石,或来自PIE*kel, 冷,词源同cold,glacier.字母g脱落,拼写演变比较nail,rule.
The interj. hail is thus an abbreviated sentence expressing a wish, 'be whole,' i. e., be in good health, and equiv. to L. salve, plural salvete, or ave, plural avete .... [Century Dictionary]
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