Where does “outcant” come from?
outcant (English) comes from English cant, from Middle English cant, from Middle Low German kant, from Middle Dutch kant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.
outcant (English): To surpass in canting
Definitions
- To surpass in canting
Ancestry of “outcant”, step by step
outcant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |