Where does “xa tít” come from?

xa tít (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tít, from French titré, from Old French title, from Latin titulus — title; placard, tablet; inscription.

xa tít (Vietnamese): very far away; as far as the eye can see

Definitions

  1. very far away; as far as the eye can see

Ancestry of “xa tít”, step by step

xa tít traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetíttitle
2Frenchtitrépast participle of titrer
3Old Frenchtitle—
4Latintitulustitle; placard, tablet; inscription

via Vietnamese xã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1VietnamesexãBasic rural administrative unit in Vietnam, part...
2Japanese捨—
Every word from Latin titulus →Every word from Old French title →Every word from French titré →