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Where does “chimpanzee” come from?

chimpanzee (English) comes from French chimpanzé — chimpanzee.

chimpanzee (English): A species of great ape in the genus "Pan", native...

Definitions

  1. A species of great ape in the genus "Pan", native...

Ancestry of “chimpanzee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchimpanzéchimpanzee

Words derived from “chimpanzee”

  • chimpanzeelike
  • chimpanzoid
  • pygmy chimpanzee
  • antichimpanzee
  • ピグミーチンパンジー
  • チンパンジー
  • χιμπατζής
  • 침팬지
Every word from French chimpanzé →