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Where does “cinta” come from?

cinta (Catalan) comes from Latin cincta, from Latin cinctus, from Latin cingo, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

cinta (Catalan): ribbon; strip, band; belt

Definitions

  1. ribbon; strip, band; belt

Ancestry of “cinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinctanominative feminine singular of cīnctus;...
2Latincinctussurrounded, encircled, having been surrounded;...
3LatincingoI surround, circle, ring; I gird on; I crown or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
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