- estuary (n.)
[estuary 词源字典]
- 1530s, from Latin aestuarium "a tidal marsh, mudbeds covered by water at high tides; channel inland from the sea," from aestus "boiling (of the sea), tide, heat," from PIE *aidh- "to burn" (see edifice).[estuary etymology, estuary origin, 英语词源]