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
Ancestry of “ciénega”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | caenica | — |
| 2 | Latin | caenum | dirt, filth, mud, mire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyn- | to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;... |
Words derived from “ciénega”