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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →Every word from Proto-Celtic cantos →Every word from Gaulish cantos →