Where does “sino-japanese” come from?
sino-japanese (English) comes from English sino-, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
sino-japanese (English): Involving both China and Japan, for example the First Sino-Japanese War, or Sino-Japanese vocabulary
Definitions
- Involving both China and Japan, for example the First Sino-Japanese War, or Sino-Japanese vocabulary
Ancestry of “sino-japanese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sino- | sinus; API; Alternative letter-case form of Sino- |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 3 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 5 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 6 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 8 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |