Where does “cinch” come from?
Cinch comes from Spanish cincha, from Vulgar Latin cingla, from Latin cingula, diminutive of cingulum meaning belt or girdle, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kenk-.
cinch (English): A simple saddle girth used in Mexico; Something...
Definitions
- A simple saddle girth used in Mexico; Something...
Ancestry of “cinch”, step by step
cinch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cincha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cincha | girth |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cingla | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | cingula | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of cingulum |
| 4 | Latin | Cingulum | situated on a lofty hill, now Cingoli |
| 5 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |