Where does “dép lào” come from?
dép lào (Vietnamese) comes from Middle English dep, from English department, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
dép lào (Vietnamese): a thong / flip-flop / jandal
Definitions
- a thong / flip-flop / jandal
Ancestry of “dép lào”, step by step
dép lào traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English dep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dep | Alternative form of depe |
| 2 | English | department | A part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct... |
| 3 | French | département | department; département |
| 4 | Middle French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | département | — |
| 6 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 7 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |