encincture

Meaning

1. A cincture or girdle.
2. To encircle or gird.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture English encincture From en- + cincture.

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