Where does “viên nén” come from?
viên nén (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Viên, from French Vienne, from Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish *Windobona.
viên nén (Vietnamese): a pill; a tablet
Definitions
- a pill; a tablet
Ancestry of “viên nén”, step by step
viên nén traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese Viên
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | Viên | Viennese |
| 2 | French | Vienne | Vienna |
| 3 | Latin | Vindobona | — |
| 4 | Gaulish | *Windobona | — |
via Vietnamese nén
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nén | to press; to compress; to squeeze; to repress; to... |