Where does “lấn át” come from?

lấn át (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese át, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual, from English ā-, from Old English ġe- — whale, sea monster; abyss.

lấn át (Vietnamese): to overwhelm; to bully; to oppress; to infringe; to transgress

Definitions

  1. to overwhelm; to bully; to oppress; to infringe; to transgress

Ancestry of “lấn át”, step by step

lấn át traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese át

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseátace; to overwhelm
2Frenchasace; as; second-person singular present...
3Italianassoace; A piece or side having a single dot
4GermanassSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling...
5EnglishaceA single point or spot on a playing card or die;...
6EnglishasexualNonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;...
7Englishā-
8Old Englishġe-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection
9Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
10Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
15Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
16Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via Vietnamese lặn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselặnto dive; to hide; to set
2EnglishlaneA road, street, or similar thoroughfare; A narrow...
3Middle Englishlanelane, alley narrow passage between buildings
4Old Englishlanelane, narrow path
5Proto-West Germaniclanulane, passageway
6Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит
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