Where does “surcingle” come from?
surcingle (English) comes from Old French surcengle, 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...
surcingle (English): A long unpadded strap to pass over and keep in...
Definitions
- A long unpadded strap to pass over and keep in...
Ancestry of “surcingle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | surcengle | — |
| 2 | Old French | cengle | fence; girdle |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cingla | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cingula | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of cingulum |
| 5 | Latin | Cingulum | situated on a lofty hill, now Cingoli |
| 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... |