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Where does “chanterie” come from?

chanterie (Old French) comes from Old French chanter, 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.

Ancestry of “chanterie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchanterto pray; to sing; to retell, to recount
2Latincantō—
3Latincanō—
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “chanterie”

  • chantry
  • chaunterie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →