Where does “chocochip” come from?
chocochip (English) comes from English Chip, from Middle English chip, from Old English ċipp, from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
chocochip (English): Clipping of chocolate chip
Definitions
- Clipping of chocolate chip
Ancestry of “chocochip”, step by step
chocochip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chip | A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles |
| 2 | Middle English | chip | fragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment |
| 3 | Old English | ċipp | chip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,... |
| 4 | Old English | ċippian | to cut; hew |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kipp- | to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |
via English choco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choco | A person with dark skin tone; A militiaman or... |