Where does “chaîner” come from?

chaîner (French) comes from French chaîne, from Middle French chaisne, from Old French chaene, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

chaîner (French): to chain

Definitions

to chain

Ancestry of “chaîner”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	chaîne	chain; channel; warp
2	Middle French	chaisne	chain
3	Old French	chaene	chain
4	Latin	catēna	chain
5	Proto-Indo-European	kat-	cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

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