Where does “rạp chiếu bóng” come from?

rạp chiếu bóng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bóng, from French bon, from Middle French bon, from Old French bon, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

rạp chiếu bóng (Vietnamese): cinema; movie theater

Definitions

  1. cinema; movie theater

Ancestry of “rạp chiếu bóng”, step by step

rạp chiếu bóng traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bóng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebónga ball; shadow; reflection
2Frenchbongood; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot
3Middle Frenchbongood
4Old Frenchbongood
5Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
6Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
7Proto-Italicdwenosgood
8Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

via Vietnamese chiếu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesechiếustrawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;...
2Chinese

via Vietnamese rạp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserạpa makeshift tent usually used for a wedding or funeral
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-