Where does “quinoto” come from?
quinoto (Spanish) comes from Italian chinotto, 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.
quinoto (Spanish): a kumquat
Definitions
- a kumquat
Ancestry of “quinoto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | chinotto | A plant, Citrus myrtifolia, grown throughout... |
| 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 |