Where does “ceintuur” come from?

ceintuur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sainture, from Middle French ceinture, from Old French ceinture, from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō — to surround, circle, ring, encircle.

ceintuur (Dutch): ceinture, narrow belt

Definitions

  1. ceinture, narrow belt

Ancestry of “ceintuur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsainture—
2Middle Frenchceinture—
3Old Frenchceinturebelt
4Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
5Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle
Every word from Latin cingō →Every word from Latin cinctura →Every word from Old French ceinture →