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Where does “cingulum” come from?

cingulum (English) comes from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

cingulum (English): The girdle of an alb; A collection of white...

Definitions

  1. The girdle of an alb; A collection of white...

Ancestry of “cingulum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCingulum—
2Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “cingulum”

  • cingulotomy
  • postcingulum
  • cingulumotomy
  • precingulum
  • hypocingulum
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