Where does “cantină” come from?

cantină (Romanian) comes from French cantine, from Italian cantina, from Vulgar Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

cantină (Romanian): canteen

Definitions

  1. canteen

Ancestry of “cantină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcantinecanteen
2Italiancantinacellar, basement, winery; wine shop, wine cellar
3Vulgar Latincanthuscorner; the iron ring around a carriage wheel;...
4Gaulishcantos—
5Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →