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Where does “cantera” come from?

cantera (Spanish) comes from Spanish cantó, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

cantera (Spanish): quarry; talent, ingeniosity; academy

Definitions

  1. quarry; talent, ingeniosity; academy

Ancestry of “cantera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcantó
2Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
3Gaulishcantos—
4Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—
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