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Where does “chante” come from?

chante (French) comes from Latin cantatus, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

chante (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “chante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincantatussung, having been sung
2Latincantō—
3Latincanō—
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “chante”

  • chantefable
  • chantefable
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