- endow[endow 词源字典]
- endow: see dowry
[endow etymology, endow origin, 英语词源] - endow (v.)
- late 14c., indowen "provide an income for," from Anglo-French endover, from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + Old French douer "endow," from Latin dotare "bestow" (see dowry). Related: Endowed; endowing.