Where does “canton” come from?

canton (Venetian) comes from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

canton (Venetian): corner

Definitions

  1. corner

Ancestry of “canton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
2Gaulishcantos—
3Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →