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
- to adore
Ancestry of “mến yêu”, step by step
mến yêu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mén
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mén | small, juvenile |
| 2 | English | maine | Obsolete form of main |
| 3 | French | Maine | — |
| 4 | Old French | Cemaine | — |
| 5 | Latin | Cenomania | — |
via Vietnamese yêu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | yêu | to love romantically; to love non-romantically |