Where does “tầng lớp” come from?
tầng lớp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tăng, from English tangent, from Latin tangentem, from Latin tangens, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
tầng lớp (Vietnamese): a social group, especially a historical one, with a particular interest or prestige such as the laborers (workers and peasants), the intelligentsia, the landlords, etc
Definitions
- a social group, especially a historical one, with a particular interest or prestige such as the laborers (workers and peasants), the intelligentsia, the landlords, etc
Ancestry of “tầng lớp”, step by step
tầng lớp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese tăng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tăng | to increase; monk |
| 2 | English | tangent | A straight line touching a curve at a single... |
| 3 | Latin | tangentem | accusative masculine singular of tangēns;... |
| 4 | Latin | tangens | touching, grasping; reaching, arriving at;... |
| 5 | Latin | tangō | to touch, grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
via Vietnamese lớp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lớp | a layer; grade; school year; a class |