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Where does “chaene” come from?

chaene (Old French) comes from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

chaene (Old French): chain

Definitions

  1. chain

Ancestry of “chaene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatēna—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “chaene”

  • chain
  • chainsaw
  • keychain
  • enchain
  • unchain
  • interchain
  • watchchain
  • chainless
  • toolchain
  • chainlink
  • chainman
  • enchainment
  • intrachain
  • chainlike
  • chainring
  • chainage
  • cochain
  • subchain
  • antichain
  • midchain
  • chainwork
  • mainchain
  • multichain
  • chainlet
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