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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
KHAN.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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KHAN,
a prince, chief, emperor. (Pers.,—Tatar.) Common in
Mandeville's Travels, spelt Cham, Cane, Chane, Can, Chan; pp. 42, 215,
216, 224, 225.—Pers. khán, lord, prince (a title); Palmer's Pers.
Dict., col. 212. But the word is of Tatar origin; the well-known
title Chingis Khan signifies 'great khan' or 'great lord,' a title assumed by
the celebrated conqueror Temugin, who was proclaimed Great Khan of the Moguls
and Tatars, A.D. 1205. He is always known by the sole title, often
also spelt Gengis Khan, corrupted (in Chaucer) to Cambuscan. See
Introd. to Chaucer's Prioresses Tale, &c., ed. Skeat, p. xli.
Der. khan-ate, where the suffix is of Lat. origin.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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