Where does “canthus” come from?

Canthus is a repeating chain through Latin canthus and Ancient Greek κανθός without established etymology or known meaning.

canthus (English): Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet

Definitions

  1. Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet

Ancestry of “canthus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
2Gaulishcantos—
3Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

Words derived from “canthus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →