Etymology

Sinitic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Chinese languages Full definition →

Latin Sīna
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  1. Latin · derived fromSīna“China”
  2. English todaySinitic

From Latin Sīna (“China”) + -itic, as in Semitic.

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