Where does “Caodaiist” come from?
Caodaiist (English) comes from English Cao Dai, from Vietnamese Đạo Cao Đài, from Vietnamese Đạo, from Chinese 刀, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler — Jacob.
Caodaiist (English): Somebody who adheres to Caodaism
Definitions
- Somebody who adheres to Caodaism
Ancestry of “Caodaiist”, step by step
Caodaiist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cao Dai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cao Dai | A syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam, which worships a deity of the same name |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Đạo Cao Đài | Caodaism Vietnamese religion |
| 3 | Vietnamese | Đạo | — |
| 4 | Chinese | 刀 | knife; single-edged sword |
| 5 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 6 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 7 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 8 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 9 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 10 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 11 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 12 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 13 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 14 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 17 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |