Where does “xí” come from?

xí (Vietnamese) comes from French cire, from Middle French cire, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

xí (Vietnamese): to appropriate (something) to oneself; to claim or assume (presumptuously)

Definitions

  1. to appropriate (something) to oneself; to claim or assume (presumptuously)

Ancestry of “xí”, step by step

xí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French cire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcirewax; beeswax; earwax
2Middle Frenchcire—
3Old Frenchcire—
4Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb

via Chinese 齒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese齒tooth

via Cantonese 死

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese死—

Words derived from “xí”

Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Old French cire →Every word from Middle French cire →