Where does “cintre” come from?
cintre (French) comes from French cintrer, from Vulgar Latin cincturare, from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō — to surround, circle, ring, encircle.
cintre (French): curve; centring; hanger
Definitions
- curve; centring; hanger
Ancestry of “cintre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cintrer | to bend; to vault; to take in |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cincturare | — |
| 3 | Latin | cinctura | girdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | cingō | to surround, circle, ring, encircle |