Where does “coóc-xê” come from?

coóc-xê (Vietnamese) comes from French corset, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

coóc-xê (Vietnamese): bra; brassiere

Definitions

  1. bra; brassiere

Ancestry of “coóc-xê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorsetcorset
2Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Old French -et →