Where does “cincture” come from?
cincture (English) comes from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō.
cincture (English): An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling...
Definitions
- An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling...
Ancestry of “cincture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cinctura | girdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | cingō | — |
Words derived from “cincture”