Where does “xoa bóp” come from?
xoa bóp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese xoá, from French soie, from Middle French soye, from Old French soie, from Old French seie, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.
xoa bóp (Vietnamese): to massage (body)
Definitions
- to massage (body)
Ancestry of “xoa bóp”, step by step
xoa bóp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese xoá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xoá | to efface; to rub out; to erase; to delete; to... |
| 2 | French | soie | silk; bristle; tang |
| 3 | Middle French | soye | silk |
| 4 | Old French | soie | silk |
| 5 | Old French | seie | silk |
| 6 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |