chit.
whale, cetacean
Meaning & usage
whale, cetacean
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic китъ (kitŭ), from Greek κήτος (kítos). Used around the 16th century.
putty
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Kitt.
only used in chit că (“even though”) and fi chit (“to be even”)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French quitte, itself from Latin quiētus (and therefore a doublet of the inherited încet). The variant cfit is from German quitt.
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