Where does “cigire” come from?

cigire (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian cigi, from Hungarian cigaretta, from German Zigarette, from French cigarette, from French cigare, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

cigire (Hungarian): sublative singular of cigi

Definitions

  1. sublative singular of cigi

Ancestry of “cigire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancigicig, smoke
2Hungariancigarettacigarette
3GermanZigarettecigarette
4Frenchcigarettecigarette
5Frenchcigarecigar
6Spanishcigarrocigar; cigarette
7Spanishcigarracicada
8Vulgar Latin*cicār(r)a
9Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
Every word from Latin cicadaEvery word from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)aEvery word from Spanish cigarra
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