Where does “filocinese” come from?
filocinese (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.
filocinese (Italian): pro-Chinese
Definitions
- pro-Chinese
Ancestry of “filocinese”, step by step
| 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 |