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Where does “cantarolar” come from?

cantarolar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cantar, from Old Portuguese cantar, 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.

cantarolar (Portuguese): to hum

Definitions

  1. to hum

Ancestry of “cantarolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecantarto sing, to say musically; to sing; to say with...
2Old Portuguesecantarto sing
3Latincantō—
4Latincanō—
5Proto-Italickanōto sing
6Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
7Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub
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