Where does “Tsino” come from?
Tsino (Tagalog) comes from Spanish chino, from Spanish enchinar, from Spanish en-, from Old Spanish en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
Tsino (Tagalog): Chinese person
Definitions
- Chinese person
Ancestry of “Tsino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chino | Chinese; Chinese person; boy, servant |
| 2 | Spanish | enchinar | to pave; to curl; to get goosebumps |
| 3 | Spanish | en- | en- all meanings |
| 4 | Old Spanish | en- | — |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |