Where does “chitine” come from?

chitine (French) comes from Latin chiton, from Ancient Greek χιτών, from Central Semitic kittan, from Swahili kitu, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

chitine (French): chitin

Definitions

  1. chitin

Ancestry of “chitine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchitonmollusk
2Ancient Greekχιτώνman's tunic; tunic; coat of mail
3Central Semitickittan—
4Swahilikituthing
5Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
6Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—

Words derived from “chitine”

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