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Sino originally comes from the Greek Sinai, which became Sinaein Latin due to traditional first declension morphology. There is likely anSinstead of a Chdue to the fact that the Ch–sound that we use in the word "China" is present in neither Greek nor Latin.


Source: Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, Volume XV (15), Page 538

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The word "Sino" is derived from the Latin word "Sinae," which was used by ancient Roman and Greek writers to refer to China. It is believed that the term was originally derived from the Chinese word "Qin," which was the name of the first dynasty in China.

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