Etymology of the English word chip
the English word
chipderived from the Latin word
cippus (boundary stone, post, pillar; stocks, fetter, prison)
Derivations in English
chippy,
chippy,
chippy,
chippy,
chipboard,
chipmaker,
chippage,
microchip,
woodchip,
chipped,
chippingDerivations in other languages
Italian
cippatrice, Italian
microchip, Romanian
cip, Spanish
chipUsage
Word found in Modern English