Where does “सिगार” come from?
सिगार (Hindi) comes from English cigar, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
सिगार (Hindi): cigar
Definitions
- cigar
Ancestry of “सिगार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cigar | Tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering... |
| 2 | Spanish | cigarro | cigar; cigarette |
| 3 | Spanish | cigarra | cicada |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *cicār(r)a | — |
| 5 | Latin | cicada | cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of... |