Where does “cinsel” come from?
cinsel (Turkish) comes from Turkish cins, from Russian джи́нсы, from English Jeans, from English jean fustian, from Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis.
cinsel (Turkish): sexual; carnal
Definitions
- sexual; carnal
Ancestry of “cinsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | cins | sort; sex, gender; genus |
| 2 | Russian | джи́нсы | jeans |
| 3 | English | Jeans | plural of Jean |
| 4 | English | jean fustian | — |
| 5 | Middle English | fustian | strong cotton fabric |
| 6 | Old French | fustaine | A cotton fabric ancestral to modern fustian |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | fustaneum | — |
| 8 | Latin | fustis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |