Where does “e-rờ” come from?
e-rờ (Vietnamese) comes from French erre, from Latin iter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.
e-rờ (Vietnamese): The name of the Latin-script letter R
Definitions
- The name of the Latin-script letter R
Ancestry of “e-rờ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | erre | The name of the Latin-script letter R; way,... |
| 2 | Latin | iter | a route, "whether:"; a passage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |