Where does “ceinture” come from?

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

ceinture (Old French): belt

Definitions

  1. belt

Ancestry of “ceinture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
2Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle

Words derived from “ceinture”

Every word from Latin cingō →Every word from Latin cinctura →
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