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Where does “ceinture” come from?

ceinture (Old French) comes from Latin cinctura, from Latin cingō.

ceinture (Old French): belt

Definitions

  1. belt

Ancestry of “ceinture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
2Latincingō—

Words derived from “ceinture”

  • ceinture
  • ceinturer
  • ceinture
  • ceinturon
  • xanh-tuya
  • centură
  • cheintuthe
Every word from Latin cingō →