Where does “chanson” come from?
Chanson comes from Middle French chanson, from Old French chançon, from Latin cantio, derived from the verb canere meaning to sing.
chanson (English): Any song with French words, but more specifically...
Definitions
- Any song with French words, but more specifically...
Ancestry of “chanson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chanson | song |
| 2 | Middle French | chanson | song |
| 3 | Old French | chançon | song |
| 4 | Latin | cantiō | song, singing, playing |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |