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Where does “сига́ра” come from?

сига́ра (Russian) comes from French cigare, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

Ancestry of “сига́ра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcigarecigar
2Spanishcigarrocigar; cigarette
3Spanishcigarracicada
4Vulgar Latin*cicār(r)a—
5Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...

Words derived from “сига́ра”

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