Where does “cancanista” come from?

cancanista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cancã, from French cancan — gossip; cancan.

cancanista (Portuguese): can-can dancer

Definitions

  1. can-can dancer

Ancestry of “cancanista”, step by step

cancanista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese cancã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecancãcancan
2Frenchcancangossip; cancan

via Portuguese ista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseista—
Every word from French cancan →Every word from Portuguese cancã →