English word origin

Etymology of I-tu

From Mandarin 宜都 (Yídū) Wade–Giles romanization: I²-tu¹.

2 source sectionsExtended source reportWiktionary original ↗

In this entry · 2 source sections

The source etymologies

Wiktionary via Kaikki / Wiktextract

The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

Alternative form of Yidu, Hubei.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Mandarin 宜都 (Yídū) Wade–Giles romanization: I²-tu¹.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention宜都cmn

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "bor",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn",
        "3": "宜都"
      },
      "expansion": "Mandarin 宜都 (Yídū)"
    },
    {
      "name": "bor",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn-wadegiles",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Wade–Giles"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "宜都",
      "宜都#Mandarin"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "name",
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of Yidu, Hubei."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ],
      "recordId": "fc6b1b30069ee35f9889d2f8ddf500862e7824ee2718fe8c4c6ae6e417c080ab",
      "rawRecordSha256": "8c7edea4938bdb259054a224c41c3d058f7b875d04d3f15d673f2f96a0d1f8c2",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 7919759
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

Alternative form of Yidu, Shandong.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Mandarin 益都 Wade–Giles romanization: I⁴-tu¹.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention益都cmn

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "bor",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn",
        "3": "益都"
      },
      "expansion": "Mandarin 益都"
    },
    {
      "name": "bor",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cmn-wadegiles",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Wade–Giles"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "益都",
      "益都#Mandarin"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "name",
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of Yidu, Shandong."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ],
      "recordId": "ce0e69cea7727518a2509df85b061372d61fdb5927ca312a9e33e3bcb6cfc513",
      "rawRecordSha256": "bbd487107224881326f00b370726e254d1e64c7fe5210561482e3addd459068b",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 7919760
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Where this record stops

This page does not supply an independently verified sound-change sequence, first-use manuscript or complete family tree unless a cited analysis explicitly establishes one. Missing detail here is a limit of this record—not a claim that humanity knows nothing more.

An older meaning does not determine what a word must mean today. Follow the sources, preserve disagreements, and keep ancestry separate from interpretation.

Contribute located evidence for I-tu →

Source and snapshot

Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

Source entry and bibliography ↗Wiktionary revision history ↗Acquisition and rights ledger

Machine-source provenance

Source SHA-256: 5ff2c072f8099f2d2ce484bd6957bf179f046d2ad37bc36555edf8bb84cb5291
Import run: 73216b9a9b78ed3830994bf853103716f5a4dc57099e371e9f8fdc468facca26
Permanent entry ID: w-SS10dQ