Where does “chất dẻo” come from?

chất dẻo (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese dẻo, from Latin deeo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

chất dẻo (Vietnamese): plastic

Definitions

  1. plastic

Ancestry of “chất dẻo”, step by step

chất dẻo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese dẻo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedẻoflexible; malleable; soft; pliable
2LatindeeoI depart
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Vietnamese chất

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechấtsubstance; quality; cool; awesome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti