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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

  1. A chanter; one who sings; One who participates or...

Ancestry of “chauntour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishenchauntourenchanter
2Old Frenchenchanteorenchanter; specifically one who gives magical...
3Latinincantātor—
4Latinincantō—
5Latincantō—
6Latincanō—
7Proto-Italickanōto sing
8Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
9Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “chauntour”

  • chanter
  • subchanter
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