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celibacy (n.)
[celibacy 词源字典]
1660s, formed in English, with
-cy
+ Latin
caelibatus
"state of being unmarried," from
caelebs
"unmarried," probably from PIE root
*kaiwelo-
"alone" +
lib(h)s-
"living."
[celibacy etymology, celibacy origin, 英语词源]