Where does “kent” come from?
I appreciate the challenge, but I need to flag an issue: the chain you've provided shows "English cant" as the newest form, but the headword is "kent (English)." These don't match.
Additionally, the chain lists "Latin canthus" seven times consecutively with no progression to older languages, which breaks the typical etymology pattern and makes it impossible to construct an accurate statement about sense development.
Could you clarify:
1. Is the headword "cant" or "kent"?
2. Does the chain continue beyond Latin canthus to an earlier language source?
I want to write an accurate sentence rather than one that would mislead search engines or users.
kent (English): simple past tense and past participle of ken; To...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of ken; To...
Ancestry of “kent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cant | An argot, the jargon of a particular class or... |
| 2 | Middle English | cant | bold, lively, cant |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kant | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | kant | — |
| 5 | Latin | canthus | the iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;... |
| 6 | Gaulish | cantos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | cantos | corner, rim |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ndʰ | — |
Words derived from “kent”