Where does “leo cây” come from?

leo cây (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Lêô, from Italian Leo, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

leo cây (Vietnamese): to be stood up; to be left waiting; to be jilted during a planned meeting

Definitions

  1. to be stood up; to be left waiting; to be jilted during a planned meeting

Ancestry of “leo cây”, step by step

leo cây traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese Lêô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseLêôLeo
2ItalianLeoa given name
3Latinleō—
4Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
5Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Vietnamese cây

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecâytree; plant; Short for cây số
2Proto-Vieticgəl—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer(d)kərtree; plant; tree, plant
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων →Every word from Ancient Greek Λέων →Every word from Latin leō →