Where does “bịp bợm” come from?
bịp bợm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bơm, from French pommé, from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus, from Proto-Italic poomos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
bịp bợm (Vietnamese): dishonest; tricky; swindling; knavish; roguish; cheating; engaging in foul play
Definitions
- dishonest; tricky; swindling; knavish; roguish; cheating; engaging in foul play
Ancestry of “bịp bợm”, step by step
bịp bợm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese bơm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bơm | pump; to pump |
| 2 | French | pommé | past participle of pommer; grown round, or like... |
| 3 | Middle French | pomme | — |
| 4 | Old French | pome | apple |
| 5 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 6 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |
via Vietnamese bịp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bịp | to trick, to fool |