Etymology

Sinaic

Si·na·ic
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Today it means: Synonym of Sinaitic, of or related to Mount Sinai, Egypt. Full definition →

First used 1769French sinique
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Sinaic · adjective1

From Sinai + -ic, q.v.

Sinaic · adjective2

  1. French · derived fromsinique
  2. English todaySinaic

From Sinae + -ic, q.v., under influence of Judaic, Altaic, etc. and French sinique.

First known use, by meaning

  • 1769 Synonym of Sinaitic, of or related to Mount Sinai, Egypt.
  • 1872 Synonym of East Asian, with especial focus on Chinese people and culture: of or related to the Sinosphere.

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