Where does “vơ vét” come from?
vơ vét (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese vét, 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.
vơ vét (Vietnamese): to sweep off; to carry off; to pillage; to plunder; to loot
Definitions
- to sweep off; to carry off; to pillage; to plunder; to loot
Ancestry of “vơ vét”, step by step
vơ vét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese vét
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | vét | to dredge, to cleanse the bottom; suit jacket;... |
| 2 | French | veste | jacket |
| 3 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |