Where does “ciénega” come from?

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

ciénega (Spanish): marsh, swamp

Definitions

  1. marsh, swamp

Ancestry of “ciénega”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ciénega”

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