Latin
cicāda
‘cicada, tree-cricket’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin cicāda.
6 English words in this record descend from Latin cicāda, most familiar first.
- cigarette ← cigare ← cigarro ← cigarra ← *cicār(r)a
- cigar ← cigarro ← cigarra ← *cicār(r)a
- cicada
- puro ← cigarro ← cigarra ← *cicār(r)a
- cigarillo ← cigarrillo ← cigarro ← cigarra ← *cicār(r)a
- cicala
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Etymograph / Latin cicāda