Where does “Cao Dai” come from?
Cao Dai (English) comes from Vietnamese Đạo Cao Đài, from Vietnamese Đạo, from Chinese 刀, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler — heel of the foot; heel.
Cao Dai (English): A syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam, which worships a deity of the same name
Definitions
- A syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam, which worships a deity of the same name
Ancestry of “Cao Dai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Đạo Cao Đài | Caodaism Vietnamese religion |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Đạo | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 刀 | knife; single-edged sword |
| 4 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 5 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 6 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 7 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 8 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 9 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 10 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 11 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 12 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 13 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 16 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 17 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |