Where does “tà-vẹt” come from?
tà-vẹt (Vietnamese) comes from French traverse, from German Traverse, from Italian traversa, from Italian traversare, from Late Latin transversare, from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos — transverse, across.
tà-vẹt (Vietnamese): railroad tie
Definitions
- railroad tie
Ancestry of “tà-vẹt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | traverse | crossing |
| 2 | German | Traverse | — |
| 3 | Italian | traversa | crossbeam, crosspiece, ledger; sleeper, tie; side... |
| 4 | Italian | traversare | to cross; to stow |
| 5 | Late Latin | transversare | — |
| 6 | Latin | transversus | turned across, lying across, from side to side;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *trānsworssos | transverse, across |