Where does “bát ô tô” come from?
bát ô tô (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bát, from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.
bát ô tô (Vietnamese): large bowl
Definitions
- large bowl
Ancestry of “bát ô tô”, step by step
bát ô tô traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bát
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bát | eight; a small bowl that can be held in one hand,... |
| 2 | French | patté | Narrow at the inner end, and very broad at the... |
| 3 | Old French | pade | foot; paw |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 5 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |