Where does “cantonner” come from?

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

cantonner (French): to station; billet; to be stationed, be billeted;...

Definitions

  1. to station; billet; to be stationed, be billeted;...

Ancestry of “cantonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCantoncanton of Switzerland, France, Luxembourg or Bosnia-Herzegovina
2Middle Frenchcanton—
3Old Frenchcantoncorner
4Old Occitancantoncorner; canton

Words derived from “cantonner”

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