Where does “dịch tả” come from?

dịch tả (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tà, from Scottish Gaelic ge-tà, from Scottish Gaelic tha, from Old Irish at·tá, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti — short.

dịch tả (Vietnamese): cholera

Definitions

  1. cholera

Ancestry of “dịch tả”, step by step

dịch tả traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecrooked, wicked, dishonest, unjust, heretical,...
2Scottish Gaelicge-tàthough, however
3Scottish Gaelicthaam, are, is; there is, there are
4Old Irishat·táto be
5Old Irishad-to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely...
6Old Irishuss-up, off
7Old Irishbeiridto carry, bring; to bear; to give
8Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
9EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
10Frenchbéretberet
11Occitanberretcap
12Medieval Latinbirretum
13Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
14Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
15Proto-Celticbirrosshort

via Vietnamese dịch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesedịchto translate; translation; fluid, liquid
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Celtic birrosEvery word from Gaulish birrusEvery word from Late Latin birrus