Where does “ra đi ô” come from?

ra đi ô (Vietnamese) comes from French radio, from French radiotélégraphiste, from French télégraphiste, from French télégraphe, from French télé-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

ra đi ô (Vietnamese): radio

Definitions

  1. radio

Ancestry of “ra đi ô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchradioradio, tuner
2Frenchradiotélégraphisteradiotelegraphist
3Frenchtélégraphistetelegraphist
4Frenchtélégraphetelegraph
5Frenchtélé-tele-
6Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
7Latincommūnicāre
8Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
9Old Latincom(m)oinis
10Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит