Where does “men tiêu hoá” come from?

men tiêu hoá (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mén, from English maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin Cenomania.

men tiêu hoá (Vietnamese): an enzyme

Definitions

  1. an enzyme

Ancestry of “men tiêu hoá”, step by step

men tiêu hoá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mén

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

via Vietnamese tiêu hoá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetiêu hoáto digest
2Japanese消化digestion; assimilation; consumption
3Middle Chinese消化—
Every word from Latin Cenomania →