Where does “chauntour” come from?
chauntour (Middle English) comes from Middle English enchauntour, from Old French enchanteor, from Latin incantātor, from Latin incantō, from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
chauntour (Middle English): A chanter; one who sings; One who participates or...
Definitions
- A chanter; one who sings; One who participates or...
Ancestry of “chauntour”, step by step
chauntour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English enchauntour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | enchauntour | enchanter |
| 2 | Old French | enchanteor | enchanter; specifically one who gives magical... |
| 3 | Latin | incantātor | enchanter, spellcaster, conjurer, wizard |
| 4 | Latin | incantō | to sing |
| 5 | Latin | cantō | to enchant, or call forth by charms, chant |
| 6 | Latin | canō | to sing, recite, play |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |