Where does “cengle” come from?
cengle (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin cingla, from Late Latin cingula, from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
cengle (Old French): fence; girdle
Definitions
- fence; girdle
Ancestry of “cengle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | cingla | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | cingula | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of cingulum |
| 3 | Latin | Cingulum | situated on a lofty hill, now Cingoli |
| 4 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |