Where does “me-xừ” come from?
me-xừ (Vietnamese) comes from French Monsieur, from French mon, from French oncle, from Middle French oncle, from Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin aunclum, from Latin avunculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.
me-xừ (Vietnamese): A title conferred on an adult male, has a humorous connotation nowadays
Definitions
- A title conferred on an adult male, has a humorous connotation nowadays
Ancestry of “me-xừ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Monsieur | Alternative letter-case form of monsieur Used to... |
| 2 | French | mon | my; Followed by rank, obligatory way of... |
| 3 | French | oncle | uncle |
| 4 | Middle French | oncle | uncle |
| 5 | Old French | oncle | uncle |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | aunclum | — |
| 7 | Latin | avunculus | maternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwh₂os | maternal grandfather; maternal uncle |