Where does “cải xanh” come from?
cải xanh (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xanh, from French saint, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.
cải xanh (Vietnamese): brown mustard, Indian mustard plant of the species
Definitions
- brown mustard, Indian mustard plant of the species
Ancestry of “cải xanh”, step by step
cải xanh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese xanh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xanh | grue; green; wok |
| 2 | French | saint | saint; saintly |
| 3 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 4 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 7 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |