Where does “dọn dẹp” come from?
dọn dẹp (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.
dọn dẹp (Vietnamese): to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up
Definitions
- to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up
Ancestry of “dọn dẹp”, step by step
dọn dẹp 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 |