Where does “xanh-tuya” come from?

xanh-tuya (Vietnamese) comes from French ceinture, from Old French ceinture, from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō — to surround, circle, ring, encircle.

xanh-tuya (Vietnamese): belt

Definitions

  1. belt

Ancestry of “xanh-tuya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchceinturebelt
2Old Frenchceinturebelt
3Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
4Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle
Every word from Latin cingō →Every word from Latin cinctura →Every word from Old French ceinture →