Where does “cīnctus” come from?

cīnctus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

cīnctus (Latin): surrounded, encircled, having been surrounded

Definitions

  1. surrounded, encircled, having been surrounded

Ancestry of “cīnctus”, step by step

cīnctus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱenk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

via Latin cingō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle

Words derived from “cīnctus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →