Chain etymology

English

English word chain comes from Proto-Indo-European *kat-, and later Latin catenula (Small, decorative chain.)

Etymology of chain

Detailed word origin of chain

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*kat- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
catenula Latin (lat) Small, decorative chain.
chaiene Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
chaine Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
chain English (en) (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).. (chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.. (mathematics, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.. (nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted [...]

Words with the same origin as chain

Descendants of *kat-

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