congruity 的词源

“事物之间的协议，和谐”，14世纪晚期，congruite，来自古法语 congruité “相关性，适当性”或直接来自晚期拉丁语 congruitatem（主格 congruens）“一致”，源自 congruus “适合的，一致的”，来自 congruere “同意，与……一致”，字面意思是“聚集在一起”，来自同化形式的 com “与，一起”（参见 con-）+ 一个失落的动词 *gruere, *ruere “跌倒，冲 rush”（参见 congruent）。

To their ful cups, "kinde thanks" was my returne, with Gentlemanlike protestations, as "Truely, sir, I dare not," "It stands not with the congruity of my health." Congruitie, said I! how came that strange language in my mouth? I thinke scarcely that it is any Christen worde, and yet it may be a good worde for ought I knowe, though I neuer made it, nor doe verye well understand it .... ["Kemp's Nine Daies Wonder," 1600]

对他们满杯的“亲切感谢”是我的回应，带着绅士般的抗议，“确实，先生，我不敢”，“这与我健康的和谐不符。”我说“和谐”！那奇怪的语言怎么会出现在我的嘴里？我几乎认为这不是任何基督教词汇，但我知道这可能是一个好词，尽管我从未创造它，也不太理解它…… [《肯普的九天奇迹》，1600年]