Where does “ĉeno” come from?

ĉeno (Esperanto) comes from English chain, from Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaine, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ĉeno (Esperanto): chain

Definitions

  1. chain

Ancestry of “ĉeno”, step by step

ĉeno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchainA series of interconnected rings or links usually...
2Middle EnglishcheyneA chain; a series of links made of metal,...
3Old Frenchchaine—
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via French chaîne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchaînechain; channel; warp
2Middle Frenchchaisnechain
3Old Frenchchaenechain

Words derived from “ĉeno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old French chaine →