Where does “quý mến” come from?

quý mến (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mén, from English maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin Cenomania.

quý mến (Vietnamese): to love and esteem; to cherish

Definitions

  1. to love and esteem; to cherish

Ancestry of “quý mến”, step by step

quý mến traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese mén

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

via Vietnamese Quý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnameseQuýthe tenth heavenly stem
2FrenchquAlternative spelling of ku
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