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Where does “chantier” come from?

chantier (Old French) comes from Late Latin cantarium, from Latin canterius — trellis, sort of frame.

Ancestry of “chantier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincantarium—
2Latincanteriustrellis, sort of frame

Words derived from “chantier”

  • gantry
  • gantries
Every word from Latin canterius →