Where does “ốm nhom” come from?
ốm nhom (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhóm, from Vietnamese a-luy-mi-nhôm, from French aluminium, from English aluminium, from Latin alūmen, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
ốm nhom (Vietnamese): as thin as a lath; very thin or skinny
Definitions
- as thin as a lath; very thin or skinny
Ancestry of “ốm nhom”, step by step
ốm nhom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nhóm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nhóm | group; to team up, to form a group; to make a... |
| 2 | Vietnamese | a-luy-mi-nhôm | — |
| 3 | French | aluminium | aluminum |
| 4 | English | aluminium | A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite,... |
| 5 | Latin | alūmen | alum |
| 6 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via Vietnamese ôm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ôm | an armful; a hug; to embrace; to hug |
| 2 | French | ohm | ohm |
| 3 | German | Ohm | Alternative form of Oheim; ohm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | auhaim | maternal uncle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awô | grandfather |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | munduz | protection, patron; hand, protection |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |