Etymology

cingulum

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Today it means: The girdle of an alb. Full definition →

Latin cingulum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcingulum“girdle”
  2. English todaycingulum

Borrowed from Latin cingulum (“girdle”), from cingō (“to gird”).

Words from the same roots

Latincingulum all →

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