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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

  1. sexual; carnal

Ancestry of “cinsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishcinssort; sex, gender; genus
2Russianджи́нсы—
3EnglishJeansplural of Jean
4Englishjean fustian—
5Middle Englishfustianstrong cotton fabric
6Old Frenchfustaine—
7Medieval Latinfustaneum—
8Latinfustisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “cinsel”

  • eşcinsel
  • eşcinsellik
  • cinsellik
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