Etymology of the English word cigar
the English word
cigarderived from the Spanish word
cigarroderived from the Mayan word
sicarderived from the Maya word
siyarderived from the Maya word
sik'arderived from the Maya word
'sikDate
The earliest known usage of cigar in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
sigaar, French
cigare, German
Zigarre, Icelandic
sígaretta, Lithuanian
cigaras, Norwegian
sigar, Polish
cygaro, Swedish
cigarrUsage
Word found in Modern English
