Where does “cantilene” come from?
cantilene (Italian) comes from Italian cantilena, from Latin cantilena, from Latin cantilō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
cantilene (Italian): plural of cantilena
Ancestry of “cantilene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cantilena | lullaby; singsong; whining, cant |
| 2 | Latin | cantilena | old song; oft-repeated saying; gossip |
| 3 | Latin | cantilō | — |
| 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 |