English word chain comes from Proto-Indo-European *kat-, and later Latin catenula (Small, decorative chain.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*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 [...] |