Where does “chantress” come from?

chantress (English) comes from Middle English chaunteresse, from Middle English enchaunteresse, from Old French enchanteresse.

chantress (English): A female singer or chanter

Definitions

  1. A female singer or chanter

Ancestry of “chantress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishchaunteresseA woman who participates or heads a choir;...
2Middle Englishenchaunteresseenchantress
3Old Frenchenchanteresse—
Every word from Old French enchanteresse →Every word from Middle English enchaunteresse →Every word from Middle English chaunteresse →