Where does “cingle” come from?
cingle (English) comes from Middle English sengle, from Old French cengle, from Vulgar Latin cingla, from Late Latin cingula, from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
cingle (English): A kind of belt or other girdle
Definitions
- A kind of belt or other girdle
Ancestry of “cingle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sengle | — |
| 2 | Old French | cengle | fence; girdle |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cingla | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cingula | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of cingulum |
| 5 | Latin | Cingulum | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |