Where does “gantries” come from?

gantries (English) comes from English gantry, from Old French chantier, from Late Latin cantarium, from Latin canterius — trellis, sort of frame.

gantries (English): plural of gantry

Definitions

  1. plural of gantry

Ancestry of “gantries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgantryA framework of steel bars resting on side...
2Old Frenchchantier—
3Late Latincantarium—
4Latincanteriustrellis, sort of frame
Every word from Latin canterius →Every word from Late Latin cantarium →Every word from Old French chantier →