Where does “cinese” come from?
cinese (Italian) comes from Italian Cina, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन, from Old Chinese 秦 — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
cinese (Italian): Chinese; a Chinese person
Definitions
- Chinese; a Chinese person
Ancestry of “cinese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Cina | China |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 3 | Latin | Sīnae | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 5 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 6 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 8 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
Words derived from “cinese”