Where does “Chinatown” come from?
Chinatown derives from English town, Portuguese China, Sanskrit चीन, Gaulish dunum, Proto-Celtic dūnom, and Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-, ultimately from a root meaning to close or enclose.
Chinatown (English): A district of a city or town in which there is a...
Definitions
- A district of a city or town in which there is a...
Ancestry of “Chinatown”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Chinatown”