Where does “sinocêntrico” come from?

sinocêntrico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sino-, 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.

sinocêntrico (Portuguese): Sinocentric

Definitions

  1. Sinocentric

Ancestry of “sinocêntrico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesino-Sino
2Medieval LatinSina
3LatinSīnaethe Chinese, specifically
4Ancient GreekΣῖναιthe southern Chinese
5Arabicصِين
6Pahlavičīn
7Sanskritचीनthe Chinese people; China; a bandage for the...
8Old Chinese{{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin
Every word from Old Chinese Every word from Sanskrit चीनEvery word from Pahlavi čīn
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