Where does “lị trực khuẩn” come from?

lị trực khuẩn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese trực khuẩn, from Chinese 直, from Chinese 腸.

lị trực khuẩn (Vietnamese): shigella

Definitions

  1. shigella

Ancestry of “lị trực khuẩn”, step by step

lị trực khuẩn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese trực khuẩn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetrực khuẩnbacillus
2Chinese直straight
3Chinese腸—

via Vietnamese lí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselícommon sense; sound and fair reasoning
Every word from Chinese 腸 →Every word from Chinese 直 →Every word from Vietnamese trực khuẩn →