Where does “sainture” come from?

sainture (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French ceinture, from Old French ceinture, from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō — to surround, circle, ring, encircle.

Ancestry of “sainture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchceinture
2Old Frenchceinturebelt
3Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
4Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle

Words derived from “sainture

Every word from Latin cingō