Where does “bật đèn xanh” come from?
bật đèn xanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đèn xanh, from Vietnamese xanh, from French saint, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב — heel of the foot; heel.
bật đèn xanh (Vietnamese): to give the green light to
Definitions
- to give the green light to
Ancestry of “bật đèn xanh”, step by step
bật đèn xanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đèn xanh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đèn xanh | green light |
| 2 | Vietnamese | xanh | grue; green; wok |
| 3 | French | saint | saint; saintly |
| 4 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 5 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Vietnamese bật
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bật | to snap, to switch on; to pluck |