Where does “cintura” come from?

cintura (Catalan) comes from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō — to surround, circle, ring, encircle.

cintura (Catalan): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “cintura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
2Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle
Every word from Latin cingō →Every word from Latin cinctura →