Where does “xi-lanh” come from?
xi-lanh (Vietnamese) comes from French seringue, from Latin sȳringa, from Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ — pan pipes; catcall, whistle, hiss; mouthpiece of...
xi-lanh (Vietnamese): cylinder; syringe
Ancestry of “xi-lanh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | seringue | syringe; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | sȳringa | — |
| 3 | Latin | sȳrinx | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σῦριγξ | pan pipes; catcall, whistle, hiss; mouthpiece of... |