Where does “quitón” come from?

quitón (Spanish) comes from Translingual Chiton, from New Latin chiton, from Ancient Greek χιτών, from Central Semitic kittan, from Swahili kitu, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

quitón (Spanish): chiton

Definitions

  1. chiton

Ancestry of “quitón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualChitongenus name
2New Latinchitonmollusk
3Ancient Greekχιτώνman's tunic; tunic; coat of mail
4Central Semitickittan—
5Swahilikituthing
6Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
7Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Swahili kitu →