Etymology of the English word canteen
the English word
canteenderived from the French word
cantinederived from the Italian word
cantinaderived from the Italian word
cantoderived from the Vulgar Latin word
cantus (song, chant; singing; tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel; wheel)
derived from the Latin word
canthus (tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel; wheel)
derived from the Greek word
kanthos, κανϑός (rim; rim on a wheel; rim)
derived from the Latin word
cantare (sing; play)
derived from the Latin word
canere (be, become covered in white; be hoary; sing, celebrate, chant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kan-derived from the Italian word
cantoderived from the Vulgar Latin word
cantus (song, chant; singing; tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel; wheel)
derived from the Latin word
canthus (tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel; wheel)
derived from the Greek word
kanthos, κανϑός (rim; rim on a wheel; rim)
derived from the Latin word
cantare (sing; play)
derived from the Latin word
canere (be, become covered in white; be hoary; sing, celebrate, chant)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kan-Date
The earliest known usage of canteen in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
kantine, French
cantine, German
Kantine, Norwegian
kantine, Swedish
kantinUsage
Word found in Modern English
