Etymograph

English

Sinid

Sinid comes from Medieval Latin Sina ‘China’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Σῖναι.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣῖναιearlier origin unknown
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Sina‘China’
  3. EnglishtodaySinid

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣῖναιearlier origin unknown
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Sina‘China’
  3. EnglishtodaySinid

Every English word from Ancient Greek Σῖναι

Today it means

noun A historical racial classification and term used in human physical anthropology as a Mongoloid subrace commonly found throughout East Asia and is associated with Chinese, Korean, and Japanese people.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σῖναι / Sinid

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