Where does “klapsigaar” come from?

klapsigaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch sigaar, from French cigare, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

klapsigaar (Dutch): exploding cigar

Definitions

  1. exploding cigar

Ancestry of “klapsigaar”, step by step

klapsigaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sigaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsigaarcigar
2Frenchcigarecigar
3Spanishcigarrocigar; cigarette
4Spanishcigarracicada
5Vulgar Latin*cicār(r)a—
6Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

via Dutch klappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklappento clap; to applaud; to smack, strike rather hard...
2Middle Dutchclappento clap, to make a clapping sound; to knock; to...
3Old Dutchklappon—
4Proto-GermanicklappōnąTo strike or pound; To make loud noises,...
Every word from Latin cicada →Every word from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a →Every word from Spanish cigarra →