Where does “SIDA” come from?

SIDA (Vietnamese) comes from Swedish sida, from Old Swedish sīþa, from Old Norse síða, from Proto-Germanic sīdǭ, from Proto-Germanic sīdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sēy-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

SIDA (Vietnamese): Synonym of hội chứng suy giảm miễn dịch mắc phải...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of hội chứng suy giảm miễn dịch mắc phải...

Ancestry of “SIDA”, step by step

SIDA traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsidaside; a bounding straight edge or surface; side;...
2Old Swedishsīþaside (of an object)
3Old Norsesíðaside
4Proto-Germanicsīdǭside
5Proto-Germanicsīdazdrooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēy-to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

via French sida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchsidaAcronym of syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic sīdaz