Where does “tô điểm” come from?
tô điểm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tổ, from Chinese 似.
tô điểm (Vietnamese): to adorn; to embellish; to decorate; to beautify by adding more color
Definitions
- to adorn; to embellish; to decorate; to beautify by adding more color
Ancestry of “tô điểm”, step by step
tô điểm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tổ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tổ | a nest; a group or team that is divided from a... |
| 2 | Chinese | 似 | — |
via Vietnamese điểm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | điểm | a metric for evaluation; a point, a mark, a... |