Where does “xét nghiệm” come from?
xét nghiệm (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xét, from Chinese 察, from Japanese 警察 — police; Short for 警察署.
xét nghiệm (Vietnamese): to do tests
Definitions
- to do tests
Ancestry of “xét nghiệm”, step by step
xét nghiệm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese xét
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xét | to examine; to consider; to check |
| 2 | Chinese | 察 | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 警察 | police; Short for 警察署 |
via Vietnamese nghiệm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | nghiệm | to realize something after thinking thoroughly;... |