cinch- root words — words with the cinch- root

The root cinch- comes from Latin cingulum, meaning girdle, belt. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including cinch, cinched, cinches, cinching. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cinch- root

Explore words with cinch- — words containing the cinch- root and sharing its sense of "girdle, belt". Examples include cinch, cinched, cinches, cinching. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cinch- mean?

The cinch- root means girdle, belt, from Latin cingulum. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.