Where does “cant” come from?

cant (French) comes from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

cant (French): corner

Definitions

  1. corner

Ancestry of “cant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
2Gaulishcantos—
3Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

Words derived from “cant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →