Where does “canotor” come from?
canotor (Romanian) comes from French canoteur, from French canoter, from French canot, from Middle French canot, from Old French cane, from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-Italic kanō — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
canotor (Romanian): rower
Definitions
- rower
Ancestry of “canotor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | canoteur | rower |
| 2 | French | canoter | to go canoeing |
| 3 | French | canot | dinghy; canoe |
| 4 | Middle French | canot | small boat made from a tree trunk |
| 5 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 6 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |