Where does “kèm cặp” come from?

kèm cặp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese kém, from French chou à la crème, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

kèm cặp (Vietnamese): to tutor

Definitions

  1. to tutor

Ancestry of “kèm cặp”, step by step

kèm cặp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese kém

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesekémless; lesser; bad; preceding
2Frenchchou à la crèmecream puff
3Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
4Middle Frenchchresmecream (milk product)
5Old Frenchcresmecream
6Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
7Late Latinchrismaointment
8Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
9Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Vietnamese cặp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecặppair, duo, couple; wooden satchel used to hold...
2Proto-Taiɡapᴰclose; tight; narrow
3Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω
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