Where does “cờ” come from?
cờ (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.
cờ (Vietnamese): muscle; aircraft; airplane; related to mechanics
Definitions
- muscle; aircraft; airplane; related to mechanics
Ancestry of “cờ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cœur | heart; heart, heart shape; hearts |
| 2 | Middle French | coeur | heart |
| 3 | Old French | coer | Alternative form of cuer |
| 4 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 6 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |