Where does “sintura” come from?

sintura (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese cintura, from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō — to surround, circle, ring, encircle.

sintura (Kabuverdianu): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “sintura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecinturawaist, waistline
2Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
3Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle
Every word from Latin cingō →