Where does “sơ-mi rơ-moóc” come from?

sơ-mi rơ-moóc (Vietnamese) comes from French semi-remorque, from French semi-, from Latin sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

sơ-mi rơ-moóc (Vietnamese): semi-trailer

Definitions

  1. semi-trailer

Ancestry of “sơ-mi rơ-moóc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsemi-remorquesemi-trailer
2Frenchsemi-semi-, demi-, half-
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi →Every word from Latin sēmi- →Every word from French semi- →
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