Where does “đành rằng” come from?
đành rằng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đánh, from Chinese 打, from English dozen, from Middle English dozen, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
đành rằng (Vietnamese): admittedly; granted; I concede the fact that
Definitions
- admittedly; granted; I concede the fact that
Ancestry of “đành rằng”, step by step
đành rằng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đánh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đánh | to strike, usually with your palms or a weapon;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 打 | — |
| 3 | English | dozen | A set of twelve; A large, unspecified number of,... |
| 4 | Middle English | dozen | — |
| 5 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 6 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 8 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 9 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 10 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |