Where does “đèn xanh” come from?
đèn xanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xanh, from French saint, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.
đèn xanh (Vietnamese): green light
Definitions
- green light
Ancestry of “đèn xanh”, step by step
đèn xanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese xanh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xanh | grue; green; wok |
| 2 | French | saint | saint; saintly |
| 3 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 4 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 7 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Vietnamese đèn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đèn | a light; a lamp, an oil lamp, a light bulb, an... |