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Where does “discantare” come from?

discantare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin cantō, from Latin canō, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

Ancestry of “discantare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincantō—
2Latincanō—
3Proto-Italickanōto sing
4Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “discantare”

  • descânta
  • discãntu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →