Where does “chinband” come from?
chinband (English) comes from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a.
chinband (English): A band of fabric worn around the chin
Definitions
- A band of fabric worn around the chin
Ancestry of “chinband”, step by step
chinband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English band
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | band | A strip of material used for strengthening or... |
| 2 | German | band | past of binden |
| 3 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 4 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 5 | Italian | là | there |
| 6 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 7 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 8 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 9 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 10 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 11 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 12 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 13 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 14 | Latin | A | — |
| 15 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
via English chin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chin | The bottom of a face, the typically jutting... |
| 2 | Middle English | chyn | The chin or jawline; The bone composing the chin;... |
| 3 | Old English | ċinn | chin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kinnu | chin, jaw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kinnuz | cheek; chin, jaw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénu- | jaw, cheek, chin; cheek |