Where does “Chiton” come from?

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

Chiton (Translingual): genus name

Definitions

  1. genus name

Ancestry of “Chiton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinchitonmollusk
2Ancient Greekχιτώνman's tunic; tunic; coat of mail
3Central Semitickittan—
4Swahilikituthing
5Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
6Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—

Words derived from “Chiton”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Swahili kitu →