Where does “lông mi” come from?
lông mi (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lòng, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
lông mi (Vietnamese): eyelash
Definitions
- eyelash
Ancestry of “lông mi”, step by step
lông mi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese lòng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lòng | intestines; the central region of a hand or foot;... |
| 2 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Vietnamese mì
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mì | Short for mì ăn liền; instant noodles cooked... |
| 2 | Italian | mi | me; The third note, mi; E |
| 3 | Latin | mihi | dative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me |
| 4 | Latin | egō | I; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |