- atoll
[atoll 词源字典]
- atoll: [17] Atoll was borrowed from Malayalam atolu ‘reef’, the name used by Maldive Islanders for their islands, many of which are coral atolls
[atoll etymology, atoll origin, 英语词源] - atoll (n.)
- 1620s, atollon, from Malayam atolu "reef," probably from adal "closing, uniting." Popularized in present form by Darwin's writings.