Where does “chantoosie” come from?
chantoosie (English) comes from French chanteuse, from French chanteur, from Old French chanteor, from Latin cantor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
chantoosie (English): A woman employed to sing in a nightclub
Definitions
- A woman employed to sing in a nightclub
Ancestry of “chantoosie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chanteuse | feminine singular of chanteur; female equivalent... |
| 2 | French | chanteur | that sings; singer |
| 3 | Old French | chanteor | singer |
| 4 | Latin | cantor | singer; player; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |