Shingle Definition
Origin of Shingle
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From Middle English scincle, from Latin scindula, an alteration, influenced by the Ancient Greek σχίδαξ 'lath' (compare σχίζα, σχίσμα, σχίζω), of the Latin scandula (“roof tile"), from scindere (“to split"), from Proto-Indo-European *sked- (“to split").
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Middle English from Old English scindel, scingal from Late Latin scindula alteration of Latin scandula (influenced by scindere to split)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Probably cognate to the Norwegian singl (“small stones") or the North Frisian singel (“gravel"), both imitative of the sound of water running over such pebbles.
From Wiktionary
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From dialectal French chingler (“to strap, whip"), from Latin cingula (“girt, belt"), from cingere (“to girt")
From Wiktionary
Middle English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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