Where does “ét-xăng” come from?

ét-xăng (Vietnamese) comes from French essence, from Latin essentia, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

ét-xăng (Vietnamese): gasoline, petrol

Definitions

  1. gasoline, petrol

Ancestry of “ét-xăng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchessenceessence; petrol, gasoline; essence, essential oil
2Latinessentiaessence, being
3Latinessepresent infinitive of sum; state, condition;...
4Ancient Greekοὐσίαthat which is one's own, one's substance,...
5Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
6Proto-Hellenicehmito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “ét-xăng

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi