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Where does “chipmunk” come from?

Chipmunk comes from Ojibwe ačitamo˙nˀ, derived from the Ojibwe root ačit-.

chipmunk (English): A squirrel-like rodent of the genus "Tamias",...

Definitions

  1. A squirrel-like rodent of the genus "Tamias",...

Ancestry of “chipmunk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchitmunk—
2Ojibweačitamo˙nˀsquirrels
3Ojibweačit-headfirst, face-down

Words derived from “chipmunk”

  • chipmunklike
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