Etymology of the English word cincture
the English word
cincturederived from the Latin word
cinctura (belt; girdle; means of girding)
derived from the Latin word
cinctus (girdle, method of girding clothes; crown; having one's dress girt in special way; fastened round)
derived from the Latin word
cingere (surround, encircle, ring)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kenk-Date
The earliest known usage of cincture in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
encinctureUsage
Word found in Modern English
