myEtymology.com: English etymology of decanting

Etymology of the English word decanting

the English word decanting

derived from the English word decant

derived from the Medieval Latin word decanthare

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)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)