Where does “kantero” come from?

kantero (Tagalog) 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.

kantero (Tagalog): quarryman

Definitions

  1. quarryman

Ancestry of “kantero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcanteroquarry worker, quarryman; bread crust; small...
2Spanishcanteraquarry; talent, ingeniosity; academy
3Spanishcantósinging
4Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
5Gaulishcantos—
6Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →