Where does “cincture” come from?

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

cincture (English): An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling...

Definitions

  1. An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling...

Ancestry of “cincture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
2Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle

Words derived from “cincture

Every word from Latin cingō
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