Where does “奧賽” come from?
奧賽 (Chinese) comes from French Orsay, from English offside, from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta — to satiate, satisfy.
奧賽 (Chinese): Olympiad science competitions, especially those organized in China
Definitions
- Olympiad science competitions, especially those organized in China
Ancestry of “奧賽”, step by step
奧賽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Orsay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Orsay | — |
| 2 | English | offside | In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck,... |
| 3 | English | Side | A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape |
| 4 | Middle English | side | custom |
| 5 | Old English | sīde | side, flank |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 9 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via Chinese 奧林匹克
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 奧林匹克 | Olympics |
| 2 | English | Olympic | Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games; Of or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ὀλυμπικός | Olympic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |