Where does “chain” come from?

Chain comes from Middle English chaine, from Old French chaine, from Latin catena, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to bind or connect.

chain (English): A series of interconnected rings or links usually...

Definitions

  1. A series of interconnected rings or links usually...

Ancestry of “chain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcheyneA chain; a series of links made of metal,...
2Old Frenchchaine—
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “chain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →