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Where does “phòng ngừa” come from?

phòng ngừa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese phòng, from English font, from Middle French fonte, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

phòng ngừa (Vietnamese): to prevent; to avert

Definitions

  1. to prevent; to avert

Ancestry of “phòng ngừa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesephòngroom; ward; chamber
2EnglishfontA receptacle in a church for holy water,...
3Middle Frenchfonte—
4Old Frenchfondreto melt
5Latinfunderesecond-person singular present passive...
6LatinfundoI pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make...
7Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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