Where does “cinguir” come from?

cinguir (Galician) comes from Portuguese cingir, from Latin cingere, from Latin cingo, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

cinguir (Galician): to encircle, girdle, adjust clothing

Definitions

  1. to encircle, girdle, adjust clothing

Ancestry of “cinguir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecingirto encircle, girdle; to connect, unite; to limit,...
2Latincingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatincingoI surround, circle, ring; I gird on; I crown or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

Words derived from “cinguir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kenk- →Every word from Latin cingo →Every word from Latin cingere →