Where does “chantier” come from?

chantier (Canadian French) comes from Latin cantherius — horse; rafter; prop, shore.

chantier (Canadian French): lumberjack's headquarters; building site;...

Definitions

  1. lumberjack's headquarters; building site;...

Ancestry of “chantier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincantheriushorse; rafter; prop, shore

Words derived from “chantier

Every word from Latin cantherius