Where does “Chinglish” come from?

Chinglish (English) comes from English Chinese, from English China, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

Chinglish (English): Of or resembling English that is influenced by...

Definitions

  1. Of or resembling English that is influenced by...

Ancestry of “Chinglish”, step by step

Chinglish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChineseThe people of China; All people of Chinese...
2EnglishChinaA Chinese person; Alternative form of cheyney:...
3Portuguesechinaa woman, especially one of Native American...
4Medieval LatinSina
5LatinSīnaethe Chinese, specifically
6Ancient GreekΣῖναιthe southern Chinese
7Arabicصِين
8Pahlavičīn
9Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
10Old Chinese{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

via English English

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEnglishOf or pertaining to England; English-language; of...
2FrenchFrench
3EnglishFrenchThe people of France; groups of French people;...
4Middle EnglishFrench
5Old EnglishFrenċisċFrankish
6Old EnglishFrancaFrank, Frenchman; a Frank
7Proto-West Germanicfrankōspear, javelin; a Frank
8Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk
Every word from Old Chinese