Where does “dẹp tiệm” come from?

dẹp tiệm (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.

dẹp tiệm (Vietnamese): to close down (a store or shop)

Definitions

  1. to close down (a store or shop)

Ancestry of “dẹp tiệm”, step by step

dẹp tiệm 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 tiệm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiệmshop, store
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós