Where does “cintar” come from?
cintar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish cinta, from Latin cincta, from Latin cinctus, from Latin cingo, from Proto-Indo-European kenk- — to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to...
cintar (Portuguese): to belt; to band
Definitions
- to belt; to band
Ancestry of “cintar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cinta | ribbon, worn by girls in the hair; tape; Ellipsis... |
| 2 | Latin | cincta | nominative feminine singular of cīnctus;... |
| 3 | Latin | cinctus | surrounded, encircled, having been surrounded;... |
| 4 | Latin | cingo | I surround, circle, ring; I gird on; I crown or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kenk- | to burn, dry, pain, desire, hunger, thirst; to... |