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Where does “chitine” come from?

chitine (Italian) comes from Italian chitina, 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.

chitine (Italian): plural of chitina

Definitions

  1. plural of chitina

Ancestry of “chitine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchitinachitin
2Frenchchitinechitin
3Latinchitonmollusk
4Ancient Greekχιτώνman's tunic; tunic; coat of mail
5Central Semitickittan—
6Swahilikituthing
7Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
8Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—
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