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Where does “chaine” come from?

chaine (French) comes 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...

chaine (French): chain; channel; warp

Definitions

  1. chain; channel; warp

Ancestry of “chaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchaisnechain
2Old Frenchchaenechain
3Latincatēna—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “chaine”

  • déchaînement
  • déchainer
  • déchainement
  • enchaînure
  • enchaîner
  • enchaînement
  • chaîner
  • chaînon
  • chaînette
  • déchaîner
  • minichaîne
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