Where does “chitina” come from?

chitina (Italian) comes from French chitine, from Latin chiton, from Ancient Greek χιτών, from Central Semitic kittan, from Swahili kitu, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

chitina (Italian): chitin

Definitions

  1. chitin

Ancestry of “chitina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchitinechitin
2Latinchitonmollusk
3Ancient Greekχιτώνman's tunic; tunic; coat of mail
4Central Semitickittan—
5Swahilikituthing
6Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
7Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—

Words derived from “chitina”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Swahili kitu →