Where does “xét nét” come from?
xét nét (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nét, from English Net, from Middle English net, from Anglo-Norman neit, from Old French net, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere.
xét nét (Vietnamese): to scrutinise; to examine minutely (to assess someone); to be hypercritical
Definitions
- to scrutinise; to examine minutely (to assess someone); to be hypercritical
Ancestry of “xét nét”, step by step
xét nét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese nét
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nét | line; stroke; curve |
| 2 | English | Net | the Internet |
| 3 | Middle English | net | worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | neit | good, desireable, clean |
| 5 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 7 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 8 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 11 | Cebuano | -hi | — |