Where does “ceinture” come from?

ceinture (English) comes from French ceinture, from Old French ceinture, from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō — to surround, circle, ring, encircle.

ceinture (English): A belt or girdle

Definitions

  1. A belt or girdle

Ancestry of “ceinture”, step by step

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