Where does “cây xăng” come from?
cây xăng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xăng, from Vietnamese ét-xăng, from French essence, from Latin essentia, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi — to be.
cây xăng (Vietnamese): gas station
Definitions
- gas station
Ancestry of “cây xăng”, step by step
cây xăng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese xăng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xăng | gasoline, petrol |
| 2 | Vietnamese | ét-xăng | gasoline, petrol |
| 3 | French | essence | essence; petrol, gasoline; essence, essential oil |
| 4 | Latin | essentia | essence, being |
| 5 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |