Where does “chainlink” come from?

chainlink (English) comes from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

chainlink (English): Wires woven in a zig-zag pattern

Definitions

  1. Wires woven in a zig-zag pattern

Ancestry of “chainlink”, step by step

chainlink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English link

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
2Latinlinchinuscandle
3Latinlynchinus
4Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via English chain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchainA series of interconnected rings or links usually...
2Middle EnglishcheyneA chain; a series of links made of metal,...
3Old Frenchchaine
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-