Where does “Caodaism” come from?
Caodaism (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.
Caodaism (English): A syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam
Definitions
- A syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam
Ancestry of “Caodaism”, step by step
Caodaism 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| 8 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded...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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |