Where does “bợm nhậu” come from?
bợm nhậu (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.
bợm nhậu (Vietnamese): an alcoholic
Definitions
- an alcoholic
Ancestry of “bợm nhậu”, step by step
bợm nhậu 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 |