Where does “lẫn lộn” come from?
lẫn lộn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lớn, from French galon, from Latin galum, from Vulgar Latin *galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
lẫn lộn (Vietnamese): utterly confused or befuddled
Definitions
- utterly confused or befuddled
Ancestry of “lẫn lộn”, step by step
lẫn lộn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese lớn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lớn | big; large; grown-up; adult; great; grand |
| 2 | French | galon | braid; stripe |
| 3 | Latin | galum | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *galla | — |
| 5 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Vietnamese lặn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lặn | to dive; to hide; to set |
| 2 | English | lane | A road, street, or similar thoroughfare; A narrow... |
| 3 | Middle English | lane | lane, alley narrow passage between buildings |
| 4 | Old English | lane | lane, narrow path |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lanu | lane, passageway |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lanō | lane, passageway |