Where does “ổ đĩa mềm” come from?
ổ đĩa mềm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese ổ đĩa, from Vietnamese đĩa, from Chinese 碟, from Middle Chinese 疊 — to fold.
ổ đĩa mềm (Vietnamese): floppy disk
Definitions
- floppy disk
Ancestry of “ổ đĩa mềm”, step by step
ổ đĩa mềm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese ổ đĩa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | ổ đĩa | drive; disc |
| 2 | Vietnamese | đĩa | a plate, a dish, a saucer, etc; a disc, a disk,... |
| 3 | Chinese | 碟 | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 疊 | to fold |
via English floppy disk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | floppy disk | A removable disk used for storing digital data,... |
via Vietnamese mềm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mềm | soft |