Where does “cantería” come from?
cantería (Spanish) comes from Spanish cantero, from Spanish cantera, from Spanish cantó, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.
cantería (Spanish): stonecutting
Ancestry of “cantería”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cantero | quarry worker, quarryman; bread crust; small... |
| 2 | Spanish | cantera | quarry; talent, ingeniosity; academy |
| 3 | Spanish | cantó | |
| 4 | Latin | canthus | the iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;... |
| 5 | Gaulish | cantos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | cantos | corner, rim |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ndʰ | — |