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Where does “cantus” come from?

cantus (Latin) comes from Latin canere, from Latin caneo, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

cantus (Latin): sung, recited; sounded, blew; chanted

Definitions

  1. sung, recited; sounded, blew; chanted

Ancestry of “cantus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincanerepresent active infinitive of canō; second-person...
2LatincaneoI am white, gray or hoary
3Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
4Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
5Proto-Italic-ējō—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “cantus”

  • accent
  • chant
  • chanting
  • cant
  • enchantment
  • canteen
  • cantilever
  • accentuate
  • canto
  • canter
  • disenchantment
  • decanter
  • cantata
  • recant
  • enchanter
  • recantation
  • canting
  • cantor
  • enchant
  • chantry
  • chanter
  • kent
  • cantina
  • canthus
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