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Where does “incinta” come from?

incinta (Italian) comes from French enceinte, from Old French enceinte, from Latin incincta, from Latin incinctus, from Latin incingo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

incinta (Italian): pregnant, expectant, with child

Definitions

  1. pregnant, expectant, with child

Ancestry of “incinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenceintepregnant; enclosure, compound; interior
2Old Frenchenceintepregnant
3Latinincinctanominative feminine singular of incīnctus;...
4Latinincinctusdraped, wreathed, surrounded
5LatinincingoI gird, wrap around, surround
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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