Where does “Chinada” come from?
Chinada (English) comes from English China, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
Chinada (English): A version of Canada influenced or politically dominated by the People's Republic of China
Definitions
- A version of Canada influenced or politically dominated by the People's Republic of China
Ancestry of “Chinada”, step by step
Chinada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English China
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | China | A Chinese person; Alternative form of cheyney:... |
| 2 | Portuguese | china | a woman, especially one of Native American... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 6 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 7 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 9 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
via English cañada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cañada | A small canyon; a narrow valley or glen |
| 2 | Spanish | cañada | glen, gully, ravine |
| 3 | Spanish | -ada | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 4 | Spanish | -ado | Suffix indicating the masculine singular past... |
| 5 | Old Spanish | -ado | forms the masculine singular past participle of regular |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |