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...
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Ancestry of “canta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | cantar | to sing |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cantar | to sing |
| 3 | Latin | cantō | — |
| 4 | Latin | canō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |