Where does “xoa dịu” come from?
xoa dịu (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 dịu (Vietnamese): to appease; to placate; to calm; to allay
Definitions
- to appease; to placate; to calm; to allay
Ancestry of “xoa dịu”, step by step
xoa dịu 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 |
via Vietnamese dịu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | dịu | soothing; mild; to soften; to abate; to lower; to... |