Where does “ciénaga” come from?

ciénaga (Spanish) comes from Spanish ciénega, from Vulgar Latin caenica, from Latin caenum, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

ciénaga (Spanish): marsh, swamp

Definitions

marsh, swamp

Ancestry of “ciénaga”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	ciénega	marsh, swamp
2	Vulgar Latin	caenica	—
3	Latin	caenum	dirt, filth, mud, mire
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱweyn-	to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

Words derived from “ciénaga”

cienaga
cenagal
cenaguero

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Latin caenum →Every word from Vulgar Latin caenica →