Etymology

chitinous

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Today it means: Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English chitin ← French chitine
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekχῐτών (khĭtṓn)
  2. Latinchitōn
  3. Frenchchitine
  4. Englishchitin
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  7. English todaychitinous

From chitin + -ous.

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