Where does “subchanter” come from?

subchanter (English) comes from English chanter, from Middle English chauntour, from Middle English enchauntour, from Old French enchanteor, from Latin incantātor, from Latin incantō, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

subchanter (English): An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a...

Definitions

  1. An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a...

Ancestry of “subchanter”, step by step

subchanter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chanter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchanterOne who chants or sings; A priest who sings in a...
2Middle EnglishchauntourA chanter; one who sings; One who participates or...
3Middle Englishenchauntourenchanter
4Old Frenchenchanteorenchanter; specifically one who gives magical...
5Latinincantātorenchanter, spellcaster, conjurer, wizard
6Latinincantōto sing
7Latincantōto enchant, or call forth by charms, chant
8Latincanōto sing, recite, play
9Proto-Italickanōto sing
10Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
11Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

via English sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubA submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich...
2EnglishsubstituteTo use in place of something else, with the same...
3Middle Englishsubstituten
4Latinsubstitutussubstituted
5LatinsubstituoI place next to, under, or instead of; I...
6LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
7Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
8Latinstōto stand
9Proto-Italicstaēōstand
10Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
11Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan-