Where does “chất độc da cam” come from?
chất độc da cam (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese da cam, from Vietnamese cầm, from French commissaire, from Medieval Latin commissionarius, from Latin commissio, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
chất độc da cam (Vietnamese): Agent Orange
Definitions
- Agent Orange
Ancestry of “chất độc da cam”, step by step
chất độc da cam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese da cam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | da cam | orange colour (like that of the fruit orange) |
| 2 | Vietnamese | cầm | zither, string instrument; bird; to hold, to keep |
| 3 | French | commissaire | commissioner; chief of police, head of police,... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | commissionarius | — |
| 5 | Latin | commissio | commission |
| 6 | Latin | committo | I commit; I begin; I carry on |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |