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Where does “vẽ” come from?

vẽ (Vietnamese) comes from French vé, from Occitan vei, from Occitan veire, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vẽ (Vietnamese): to draw; to paint; to contrive

Definitions

  1. to draw; to paint; to contrive

Ancestry of “vẽ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchvéThe name of the Latin-script letter V; calf; API!
2Occitanvei—
3Occitanveireto see
4Latinvitrumglass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;...
5Proto-Italicwedromglass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedro-water-like
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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