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Where does “canthus” come from?

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

canthus (Vulgar Latin): corner; the iron ring around a carriage wheel;...

Definitions

  1. corner; the iron ring around a carriage wheel;...

Ancestry of “canthus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishcantos—
2Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

Words derived from “canthus”

  • canteen
  • cantina
  • cantinière
  • cantine
  • cantina
  • cantiniere
  • cantina
  • cantine
  • cantinier
  • cantine
  • cantoche
  • cantinière
  • Kantine
  • cantina
  • kantin
  • ceaintín
  • căng-tin
  • kantin
  • kantinci
  • kantincilik
  • cantinier
  • cannetinne
  • kanti
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