Where does “cino-” come from?
cino- (Italian) comes from Italian cinese, from Italian Cina, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
cino- (Italian): Related to dogs; Related to China
Definitions
- Related to dogs; Related to China
Ancestry of “cino-”, step by step
cino- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cinese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cinese | Chinese; a Chinese person |
| 2 | Italian | Cina | China |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 6 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 7 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 9 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |