Where does “cigarro” come from?
cigarro (Portuguese) comes from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
cigarro (Portuguese): cigarette
Definitions
- cigarette
Ancestry of “cigarro”, step by step
cigarro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cigarro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cigarro | cigar; cigarette |
| 2 | Spanish | cigarra | cicada |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *cicār(r)a | — |
| 4 | Latin | cicada | cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of... |
via Portuguese cigarra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cigarra | cicada |