ciar

Betekenis (English)

to back water

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈθjaɾ/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Old Spanish: cía

Inherited from Latyn: scias

In summary

Probably from Old Spanish cía (“thighbone”), referring to the use of this bone when rowing, from Latin scias, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιας (iskhias, “sciatic”), from ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”).