Latin

cingō

‘to gird on’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin cingō.

11 English words in this record descend from Latin cingō, most familiar first.

• shingles ← cingulus ← cingulum
• shingle ← chingler ← cingula
• cinch ← cencha ← cincta ← cingula ← cingulum
• cingulum
• cincture ← cinctūra
• ceinture ← cinctūra
• accinge ← accingō
• cingle ← sengle ← sengle ← cingula ← cingulum
• cingulin ← cingulum
• discinct ← discinctus ← discingere
• zingel ← cingulum

Etymograph / Latin cingō