Where does “người da đỏ” come from?
người da đỏ (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đỏ, from French dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
người da đỏ (Vietnamese): redskin
Definitions
- redskin
Ancestry of “người da đỏ”, step by step
người da đỏ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đỏ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đỏ | red; burning; flaring up; lucky; fortunate |
| 2 | French | dose | proportion; dose; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |