Where does “canting” come from?
Canting derives from English cant, from Latin canto, from Latin cantus meaning "song" or "singing," ultimately from Latin canthus.
canting (English): present participle of cant; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- present participle of cant; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “canting”, step by step
canting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cant | An argot, the jargon of a particular class or... |
| 2 | Middle English | cant | bold, lively, cant |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kant | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | kant | — |
| 5 | Latin | canthus | the iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;... |
| 6 | Gaulish | cantos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | cantos | corner, rim |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ndʰ | — |
via Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ | — |