Where does “vét-tông” come from?
vét-tông (Vietnamese) comes from French veston, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
vét-tông (Vietnamese): jacket
Ancestry of “vét-tông”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | veston | jacket |
| 2 | French | veste | jacket |
| 3 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |