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Where does “chanter” come from?

chanter (Old French) comes from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

chanter (Old French): to pray; to sing; to retell, to recount

Definitions

  1. to pray; to sing; to retell, to recount

Ancestry of “chanter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincantō—
2Latincanō—
3Proto-Italickanōto sing
4Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “chanter”

  • chant
  • chanting
  • chantry
  • plainchant
  • chantlike
  • chanteth
  • chantefable
  • chantest
  • chantingly
  • chantepleure
  • chantage
  • chantajear
  • chantaje
  • шантаж
  • chantez
  • chanter
  • inchantable
  • chantefable
  • chante
  • chantage
  • chanta
  • plain-chant
  • chantonner
  • chantable
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