Where does “ấp ủ” come from?
ấp ủ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese U, from Portuguese u, from Old Portuguese u, from Latin ubi, from Latin cubi, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.
ấp ủ (Vietnamese): to wrap up; to muffle up (in clothing to keep warm)
Definitions
- to wrap up; to muffle up (in clothing to keep warm)
Ancestry of “ấp ủ”, step by step
ấp ủ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese U
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | U | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | u | u; where; Eye dialect spelling of o |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | u | where |
| 4 | Latin | ubi | where? in what place?, in which place?; "When" or... |
| 5 | Latin | cubi | nominative plural of cubus; genitive singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | cubus | A mass, quantity; A cube |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κύβος | square; cube; die, dice |