Where does “Phấn Trắng” come from?
Phấn Trắng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phân, from Chinese 粉, from English fans, from English fan, from English fanatic, from French fanatique, from Latin fānāticus, from Latin -aticus.
Ancestry of “Phấn Trắng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | phân | stool; faeces; excrement; fertiliser; manure; an... |
| 2 | Chinese | 粉 | vermicelli |
| 3 | English | fans | plural of fan; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | fan | A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed... |
| 5 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 6 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 7 | Latin | fānāticus | — |
| 8 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |