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Where does “chinare” come from?

chinare (Italian) comes from Latin clīnō, from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

chinare (Italian): to bend, bow, lower, lean

Definitions

  1. to bend, bow, lower, lean

Ancestry of “chinare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclīnō—
2Proto-Italickl(e)inō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “chinare”

  • clorochina
  • citochina
  • china
  • ferrochina
  • chino
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