Where does “sinanthrope” come from?

sinanthrope (French) comes from 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.

sinanthrope (French): Peking man

Definitions

  1. Peking man

Ancestry of “sinanthrope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSinaChina
2LatinSīnaethe Chinese, specifically
3Ancient GreekΣῖναιthe southern Chinese
4Arabicصِين
5Pahlavičīn
6Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
7Old Chinese{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

Words derived from “sinanthrope

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