Where does “canton” come from?

canton (French) comes from Middle French canton, from Old French canton, from Old Occitan canton — corner; canton.

canton (French): canton of Switzerland, France, Luxembourg or Bosnia-Herzegovina

Definitions

  1. canton of Switzerland, France, Luxembourg or Bosnia-Herzegovina

Ancestry of “canton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcanton—
2Old Frenchcantoncorner
3Old Occitancantoncorner; canton

Words derived from “canton”

Every word from Old Occitan canton →Every word from Old French canton →Every word from Middle French canton →