English
Sinaean
Sinaean comes from Ancient Greek Σῖναι.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣῖναιSînai
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESinae
- Englishearliest quotation 1639Sinaean
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣῖναιSînai
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESinae
- Englishearliest quotation 1639Sinaean
Earliest quotation: 1639, John Chilmead: “...so that I cannot but wonder that Matthaeus Riccius…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Σῖναι
Today it means
adj Synonym of Chinese.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σῖναι / Sinaean