Where does “trọn vẹn” come from?
trọn vẹn (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vẹn, from French veine, from Middle French vene, from Old French veine, from Latin venia, from Proto-Indo-European wn̥h₁yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.
trọn vẹn (Vietnamese): complete; entire; whole
Definitions
- complete; entire; whole
Ancestry of “trọn vẹn”, step by step
trọn vẹn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese vẹn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | vẹn | to keep (one's promise); to be true to |
| 2 | French | veine | vein; vein, seam; luck |
| 3 | Middle French | vene | vein |
| 4 | Old French | veine | vein |
| 5 | Latin | venia | indulgence, kindness; mercy, grace, favour;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wn̥h₁yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wenh₁- | to love |
via Vietnamese trọn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | trọn | fully, completely; entirely; all |