Where does “mến yêu” come from?

mến yêu (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mén, from English maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin Cenomania.

mến yêu (Vietnamese): to adore

Definitions

  1. to adore

Ancestry of “mến yêu”, step by step

mến yêu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseménsmall, juvenile
2EnglishmaineObsolete form of main
3FrenchMaine—
4Old FrenchCemaine—
5LatinCenomania—

via Vietnamese yêu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseyêuto love romantically; to love non-romantically
Every word from Latin Cenomania →Every word from Old French Cemaine →Every word from French Maine →