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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | bóng | a ball; shadow; reflection |
| 2 | French | bon | good; right, correct; sexy, hot, smoking hot |
| 3 | Middle French | bon | good |
| 4 | Old French | bon | good |
| 5 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 6 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
via Vietnamese chiếu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | chiếu | strawen mat for sleeping; seat; rank; to shine;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 詔 | — |
via Vietnamese rạp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | rạp | a makeshift tent usually used for a wedding or funeral |