Where does “chantingly” come from?
chantingly (English) comes from English chanting, from Middle English chauntynge, from Middle English chaunten, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
chantingly (English): in a chanting manner
Definitions
- in a chanting manner
Ancestry of “chantingly”, step by step
chantingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chanting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chanting | present participle of chant; Singing, especially... |
| 2 | Middle English | chauntynge | chanting |
| 3 | Middle English | chaunten | To chant |
| 4 | Old French | chanter | to pray; to sing; to retell, to recount |
| 5 | Latin | cantō | to enchant, or call forth by charms, chant |
| 6 | Latin | canō | to sing, recite, play |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |