Where does “canta” come from?

canta (Galician) comes from Galician cantar, from Old Portuguese cantar, 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.

canta (Galician): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “canta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancantarto sing
2Old Portuguesecantarto sing
3Latincantōto enchant, or call forth by charms, chant
4Latincanōto sing, recite, play
5Proto-Italickanōto sing
6Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
7Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan-Every word from Proto-Germanic kanôEvery word from Proto-Italic kanō
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