Where does “viên nhộng” come from?
viên nhộng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese Viên, from French Vienne, from Latin Vindobona, from Gaulish *Windobona.
viên nhộng (Vietnamese): a capsule
Definitions
- a capsule
Ancestry of “viên nhộng”, step by step
viên nhộng 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 nhộng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nhộng | pupa |