ford: [OE] Ford is an ancient word, whose origins can be traced back as far as prehistoric Indo- European *prtús, a derivative of *por- ‘going, passage’, which also produced English fare and ferry. Descendants of *prtús include Latin portus ‘harbour’ (source of English port), Welsh rhyd ‘ford’, West Germanic *furduz (whence German furt ‘ford’ and English ford) and North Germanic *ferthuz (source of English fiord or fjord [17] and firth [15]). => fare, ferry, fiord, firth, fjord, ford, port
ford (v.)
"to cross a body of water by walking on the bottom," 1610s, from ford (n.). Related: Forded; fording.
ford (n.)
Old English ford "shallow place where water can be crossed," from Proto-Germanic *furduz (cognates: Old Frisian forda, Old High German furt, German Furt "ford"), from PIE *prtu- "a going, a passage" (cognates: Latin portus "harbor," originally "entrance, passage;" Old Welsh rit, Welsh rhyd "ford;" Old English faran "to go;" see port (n.1)). The line of automobiles (company founded 1903) is named for U.S. manufacturer Henry Ford (1863-1947).
例文
1. Working with Ford closely，I fell in love with the cinema.
フォードとの密接な協力が映画を好きになった。
2. Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America.
フォードは、米国に戻るよう説得したことがない。
3. Ford had the bright idea of paying workers enough to buy cars.
フォード社は、労働者に十分な給料を払って車を購入する絶妙なアイデアを考え出した。
4.Even Ford ，who seldom smiled，laughed out loud a few times.
めったに笑わないフォードでも、何度か声を出して笑ったことがある。
5.Several manufactures are also nibbling away at Ford 's traditional customer base.いくつかのメーカーもフォード社の伝統的な顧客群を蚕食している。