Latin

cingulum

‘a girdle which encircles the hips’

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

6 English words in this record descend from Latin cingulum, most familiar first.

• shingles ← cingulus
• cinch ← cencha ← cincta ← cingula
• cingulum
• cingle ← sengle ← sengle ← cingula
• cingulin
• zingel

Etymograph / Latin cingulum