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Where does “cingere” come from?

cingere (Latin) comes from Latin cingo, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

cingere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “cingere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincingoI surround, circle, ring; I gird on; I crown or...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankenk-to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...

Words derived from “cingere”

  • single
  • singles
  • shingles
  • singleness
  • singlet
  • singleton
  • cinch
  • singleminded
  • cingulum
  • singlemindedness
  • singlehood
  • singlemindedly
  • singlestick
  • singlehearted
  • cingulotomy
  • singletree
  • singletrack
  • singledom
  • singleheartedness
  • singleplayer
  • nonsingleton
  • singleplex
  • cincher
  • singleleaf
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