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Where does “cô” come from?

cô (Vietnamese) comes from French cœur, from Middle French coeur, from Old French coer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

cô (Vietnamese): muscle; aircraft; airplane; related to mechanics

Definitions

  1. muscle; aircraft; airplane; related to mechanics

Ancestry of “cô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcœurheart; heart, heart shape; hearts
2Middle Frenchcoeurheart
3Old FrenchcoerAlternative form of cuer
4Old Frenchcuerheart
5Vulgar Latin*corem—
6Latincorheart; soul, mind
7Proto-Italickordheart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “cô”

  • nhồi máu cơ tim
  • cơ tim
  • cơ thủ
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