Where does “pháo lồng” come from?
pháo lồng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lòng, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pháo lồng (Vietnamese): a checkmate resulting from two cannons aligning with an exposed general on a non-diagonal line, in which the rear cannon is ready to check, and the front one can check if the general's controller futilely attempts to shield it with another piece
Definitions
- a checkmate resulting from two cannons aligning with an exposed general on a non-diagonal line, in which the rear cannon is ready to check, and the front one can check if the general's controller futilely attempts to shield it with another piece
Ancestry of “pháo lồng”, step by step
pháo lồng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese lòng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lòng | intestines; the central region of a hand or foot;... |
| 2 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |