Where does “có vẻ” come from?

có vẻ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese có, from French commission, from Russian коми́ссия, from Latin commissio, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

có vẻ (Vietnamese): to seem, to appear

Definitions

  1. to seem, to appear

Ancestry of “có vẻ”, step by step

có vẻ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese có

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecóto have; do; does; do
2Frenchcommissioncommission fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction
3Russianкоми́ссияchores
4Latincommissiocommission
5LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Vietnamese vẽ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesevẽto draw; to paint; to contrive
2FrenchvéThe name of the Latin-script letter V; calf; API!
3Occitanvei—
4Occitanveireto see
5Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
6Proto-Italicwedromglass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →