Where does “trải lòng” come from?
trải lòng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lòng, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
trải lòng (Vietnamese): to bare one's heart
Definitions
- to bare one's heart
Ancestry of “trải lòng”, step by step
trải lòng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese lòng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | lòng | intestines; the central region of a hand or foot;... |
| 2 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |