Where does “Vietnamese” come from?

Vietnamese derives from English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam, from Old French -eis, from Latin -ensis denoting origin or belonging, from Latin en-, from Latin in-, from Latin in meaning in or within, from Proto-Indo-European ne.

Vietnamese (English): Of or pertaining to Vietnam; An inhabitant of...

Definitions

Of or pertaining to Vietnam; An inhabitant of...

Ancestry of “Vietnamese”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	-ese	Used to form adjectives and nouns describing...
2	Middle English	-eys	Alternative form of -esse
3	Old French	-eis	used to form nationalities; used to form names of...
4	Late Latin	-iscus	—

Words derived from “Vietnamese”

Sino-Vietnamese
V-
anti-Vietnamese
Vietnameseness

Every word from Late Latin -iscus →Every word from English -ese →Every word from Old French -eis →