ciar

Senso (English)

to back water

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈθjaɾ/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from Old Spanish: cía

Inherited from latino: 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”).