The story
- Ancient Greekχῐτών (khĭtṓn)
- Latinchitōn
- Frenchchitine
- Englishchitin
- English todaychito-
From the noun chitin, from French chitine, from Latin chitōn (“mollusk”), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn).
Words from the same roots
Frenchchitine all →
chitin
Latinchitōn all →
chitin
Ancient Greekχιτών all →
chitinchiton
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.