Where does “cantonnier” come from?

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

cantonnier (French): roadman, roadmender

Definitions

  1. roadman, roadmender

Ancestry of “cantonnier”, step by step

cantonnier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Canton

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

via French Cantons

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCantons—

Words derived from “cantonnier”

Every word from Old Occitan canton →
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