Etymology of the French word cigare
the French word
cigarederived 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 cigare in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
cigarette,
cigarier,
cigarière,
allume-cigare,
coupe-cigare,
fume-cigare,
porte-cigaresCognates
Dutch
sigaar, English
cigar, German
Zigarre, Icelandic
sígaretta, Lithuanian
cigaras, Norwegian
sigar, Polish
cygaro, Swedish
cigarr
