Where does “cinologie” come from?
cinologie (Romanian) comes from Italian cinologia, from Italian cino-, from Italian cinese, from Italian Cina, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
cinologie (Romanian): cynology; the veterinary study of dogs
Definitions
- cynology; the veterinary study of dogs
Ancestry of “cinologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cinologia | cynology; the veterinary study of dogs |
| 2 | Italian | cino- | Related to dogs; Related to China |
| 3 | Italian | cinese | Chinese; a Chinese person |
| 4 | Italian | Cina | China |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 6 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 8 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 9 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 11 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |