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Etymology of the English word chimpanzee

the English word chimpanzee

Date

The earliest known usage of chimpanzee in English dates from the 18th century.

Cognates

Dutch chimpansee, French chimpnanzé, German Schimpanse, Icelandic sjimpansi, Spanish chimpancé, Swedish schimpans

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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