Where does “Fachchinesisch” come from?

Fachchinesisch (German) comes from German Chinesisch, from German Chinese, from German China, from Dutch China, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.

Fachchinesisch (German): technical terminology, gibberish

Definitions

  1. technical terminology, gibberish

Ancestry of “Fachchinesisch”, step by step

Fachchinesisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Chinesisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChinesischChinese; jargon
2GermanChineseperson from China
3GermanChinaChina
4DutchChina—
5Portuguesechinaa woman, especially one of Native American...
6Medieval LatinSina—
7LatinSīnaethe Chinese, specifically
8Ancient GreekΣῖναιthe southern Chinese
9Arabicصِين—
10Pahlavičīn—
11Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
12Old Chinese秦{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin

via German fach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfachsecond-person singular imperative of fachen
2Middle High Germanvach-fold
3Old High Germanfahwall
4Proto-Germanic*fak—
5Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Old Chinese 秦 →Every word from Sanskrit चीन →Every word from Pahlavi čīn →