cerceau

French

noun

Definitions

hoop (circular-shaped ring)
(gymnastics) hoop

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cercel inherited from Latin circellus (small ring).

Origin

Latin

circellus

Gloss

small ring

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

sarcel English
sarcelled English
circellus Latin
circulus Latin
zarcillo Spanish, Castilian
cercilho Portuguese
cercel Old French
cercelet Old French
cercelo Galician
cercel Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
tsirtsel Aromanian
tsirtselj Aromanian