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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdepAlternative form of depe
2EnglishdepartmentA part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct...
3Frenchdépartementdepartment; département
4Middle Frenchdépartement
5Old Frenchdépartement
6Old Frenchdepartirto leave; to depart; departure
7Latindepartiōto divide
8Latindē-of; from
9Latinof; concerning; about
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Vietnamese Lào

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLàoLaotian; Lao
2Laoລາວhe, she, him, her
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti