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

  1. marsh, swamp

Ancestry of “ciénaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishciénegamarsh, swamp
2Vulgar Latincaenica—
3Latincaenumdirt, filth, mud, mire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

Words derived from “ciénaga”

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