Where does “plainchant” come from?

plainchant (English) comes from French plain-chant, from Latin cantus planus.

plainchant (English): Synonym of plainsong

Definitions

  1. Synonym of plainsong

Ancestry of “plainchant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchplain-chantplainsong
2Latincantus planus
Every word from Latin cantus planusEvery word from French plain-chant