Where does “cantress” come from?
cantress (English) comes from English Cantor, from Latin cantor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
cantress (English): A female cantor
Definitions
- A female cantor
Ancestry of “cantress”, step by step
cantress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cantor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cantor | singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony |
| 2 | Latin | cantor | singer; player; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |