Where does “yêu mến” come from?
yêu mến (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mén, from English maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin Cenomania.
yêu mến (Vietnamese): to have a dear affection (for/from)
Definitions
- to have a dear affection (for/from)
Ancestry of “yêu mến”, step by step
yêu mến traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese mén
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | mén | small, juvenile |
| 2 | English | maine | Obsolete form of main |
| 3 | French | Maine | — |
| 4 | Old French | Cemaine | — |
| 5 | Latin | Cenomania | — |
via Vietnamese yêu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | yêu | to love romantically; to love non-romantically |