Where does “Sina” come from?
Sina (Latin) comes 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.
Sina (Latin): China
Definitions
- China
Ancestry of “Sina”, step by step
Sina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Sīnae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 3 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 4 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 6 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
via Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἄνθρωπος | human being; person (as differentiated from gods, beasts, etc.) |
| 2 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |