Where does “china” come from?
china (Italian) comes from Italian chino, from Italian chinare, from Latin clīnō, from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
china (Italian): feminine singular of chino; slope, decline,...
Definitions
- feminine singular of chino; slope, decline,...
Ancestry of “china”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | chino | lowered, bent, bowed; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Italian | chinare | to bend, bow, lower, lean |
| 3 | Latin | clīnō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kl(e)inō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “china”