chit的词源

英文词源

chit

chit: see chintz

chit (n.1)

"note," 1776, short for chitty, from Mahrati (Hindi) chitthi "letter, note," from Sanskrit chitra-s "distinctively marked" (see cheetah).

chit (n.2)

"small child," 1620s, originally "young of a beast" (late 14c.); unrelated to chit (n.1); perhaps a playful deformation of kitten, but the "Middle English Dictionary" compares Old High German kizzin "kid."

中文词源

chit：欠条，毛丫头

1.欠条，来自梵语，进一步来自PIE*skai,照耀，明亮，词源同shine, cheetah, 即记号，标注。

2.毛丫头，词源同kid, 小孩。

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