Where does “dẹp yên” come from?

dẹp yên (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 yên (Vietnamese): to pacify, to bring peace by destroying armed resistance

Definitions

  1. to pacify, to bring peace by destroying armed resistance

Ancestry of “dẹp yên”, step by step

dẹp yên 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 yên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseyêntranquil; peaceful; still and not disrupting;...
2EnglishyenThe unit of Japanese currency since 1871,...
3Japanesea round or circular object; a circle; roundness;...
4Chinesecircular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti