Where does “canter” come from?
canter (Picard) 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.
canter (Picard): to sing
Ancestry of “canter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | chanter | to pray; to sing; to retell, to recount |
| 2 | Latin | cantō | — |
| 3 | Latin | canō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |