An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Zitz
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Zitz, Zits, m., ‘chintz,’ from the equiv. Du. sits, chits, E. chintz. The ultimate source of the word is Bengalî chits, ‘variegated cotton.’