Etymology of the English word canticle
the English word
canticlederived from the Latin word
canticulum (song; little, brief)
derived from the Church Latin word
canticum (song; passage in a comedy chanted or sung; sing-song voice)
derived 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 canticle in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
