Where does “sino-” come from?

sino- (French) comes from Medieval 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.

sino- (French): Sino

Definitions

  1. Sino

Ancestry of “sino-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinSina
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 “sino-

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