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Where does “danser” come from?

danser (Middle French) comes from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

Ancestry of “danser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdancierto dance
2Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—

Words derived from “danser”

  • contredanse
  • country-dance
  • contre-dance
  • danzare
  • danzatore
  • danzatrice
  • contraddanza
  • danza
  • dansa
  • danser
  • danse
  • contredanse
  • dans
  • dansçı
  • dans
  • dans
  • dansa
  • dansator
  • dansatoare
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