Where does “ceinture” come from?

ceinture (French) comes from Old French ceinture, from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō — to surround, circle, ring, encircle.

ceinture (French): belt

Definitions

  1. belt

Ancestry of “ceinture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchceinturebelt
2Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
3Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle

Words derived from “ceinture”

Every word from Latin cingō →Every word from Latin cinctura →Every word from Old French ceinture →