Where does “cienega” come from?
cienega (English) comes from Spanish ciénega, from Vulgar Latin caenica, from Latin caenum, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...
cienega (English): A marshy spring where groundwater bubbles to the...
Definitions
- A marshy spring where groundwater bubbles to the...
Ancestry of “cienega”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | ciénega | marsh, swamp |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | caenica | — |
| 3 | Latin | caenum | dirt, filth, mud, mire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyn- | to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;... |
Words derived from “cienega”