cheyne
Middle English
/ˈtʃɛi̯n(ə)/, /ˈtʃiːn(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A chain; a series of links made of metal, especially to fetter or bind.
- A chain as used in jewelry or other decorative purposes.
- (figurative) Something which compels, controls, or obligates.
- (figurative) A marital or romantic union; something that links two together.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French chaiene derived from Latin catēna (chain).
Origin
Latin
catēna
Gloss
chain
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
鎖
Emoji
⛓️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antichain English
- backchain English
- blockchain English
- chain English
- chain-melted English
- chain-melted state English
- chainable English
- chainage English
- chainbolt English
- chaincase English
- chainest English
- chaineth English
- chainguard English
- chainless English
- chainlet English
- chainlike English
- chainlink English
- chainman English
- chainplate English
- chainring English
- chainsaw English
- chainset English
- chainstay English
- chainsticks English
- chainwale English
- chainwide English
- chainwise English
- chainwork English
- chainworks English
- cochain English
- drag-chain English
- enchain English
- forechain English
- glycochain English
- heterochain English
- hogchain English
- homochain English
- interchain English
- intrachain English
- keychain English
- mainchain English
- megachain English
- midchain English
- minichain English
- multichain English
- nanochain English
- nonchain English
- rechain English
- subchain English
- toolchain English
- unchain English
- watchchain English
- catanum Latin
- catena Latin
- catenaria Latin
- catenarius Latin
- cateno Latin
- catēna Latin
- catēnātum Latin
- catēnātus Latin
- catena Italian
- catène French
- chaine French
- cadena Spanish, Castilian
- *kat- Proto-Indo-European
- kedja Swedish
- チェーン Japanese
- chaeine Old French
- chaene Old French
- chaiene Old French
- chaine Old French
- catenă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cătină Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cadwyn Welsh
- ketina Old High German
- ketīna Old High German
- chaîne Norman
- *ketina Old Dutch
- cadẽa Old Portuguese
- kede Middle Low German
- cadenã Aromanian
- cãtinar Aromanian
- cãtinã Aromanian
- 체인 Korean
- cadena Asturian
- cjadene Friulian
- cadena Old Occitan
- jeen Marshallese
- cadena Old Spanish
- catina Sicilian
- cadéna Venetian
- caéna Venetian
- sen Tok Pisin
- cataina Dalmatian