Where does “thể dục thể thao” come from?
thể dục thể thao (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese thể thao, from Japanese 体操, from Japanese 操, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
thể dục thể thao (Vietnamese): physical education and sports
Definitions
- physical education and sports
Ancestry of “thể dục thể thao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | thể thao | a sport |
| 2 | Japanese | 体操 | gymnastics, exercises; do gymnastics, exercise |
| 3 | Japanese | 操 | control |
| 4 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |