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Where does “cinter” come from?

cinter (English) comes from French cintre, from French cintrer, from Vulgar Latin cincturare, from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō.

cinter (English): Alternative form of center

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of center

Ancestry of “cinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcintrecurve; centring; hanger
2Frenchcintrerto bend; to vault; to take in
3Vulgar Latincincturare—
4Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
5Latincingō—
Every word from Latin cingō →