Where does “chanta” come from?

chanta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chantar, from Portuguese -agem, from Old Portuguese -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.

chanta (Portuguese): a cutting or sprig planted to grow a new tree;...

Definitions

a cutting or sprig planted to grow a new tree;...

Ancestry of “chanta”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	chantar	to plant; to take root
2	Portuguese	-agem	Forms uncountable nouns, from verbs, meaning the...
3	Old Portuguese	-age	—
4	Old French	-age	forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
5	Old Occitan	-atge	suffix used to form masculine nouns
6	Latin	-āticum	—

Every word from Latin -āticum →Every word from Old French -age →Every word from Portuguese -agem →