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

  1. feminine singular of chino; slope, decline,...

Ancestry of “china”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchinolowered, bent, bowed; first-person singular...
2Italianchinareto bend, bow, lower, lean
3Latinclīnōto bend, incline
4Proto-Italickl(e)inō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō →