Where does “nhuần nhuyễn” come from?
nhuần nhuyễn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nhuần, from Chinese 潤, from English run, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
nhuần nhuyễn (Vietnamese): skillful; proficient; experienced
Definitions
- skillful; proficient; experienced
Ancestry of “nhuần nhuyễn”, step by step
nhuần nhuyễn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nhuần
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nhuần | to moisten; to wet |
| 2 | Chinese | 潤 | — |
| 3 | English | run | To move swiftly; To flow; To sail before the... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Vietnamese nhuyễn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nhuyễn | kneaded or mashed into a fine mass |