Where does “วนอุทยาน” come from?
วนอุทยาน (Thai) comes from Thai วน, from English win, from English wind, from English farm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma — to support; to hold.
วนอุทยาน (Thai): forest park: forest reserve open for public visitation
Definitions
- forest park: forest reserve open for public visitation
Ancestry of “วนอุทยาน”, step by step
วนอุทยาน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai วน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | วน | to go around; to circle; to circulate |
| 2 | English | win | To conquer, defeat; To reach some destination or... |
| 3 | English | wind | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air... |
| 4 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 5 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 6 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 8 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 9 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |