myEtymology.com: English etymology of gantry

Etymology of the English word gantry

the English word gantry

derived from the North French word gantier

derived from the Old French word gant

derived from the Frankish root *want

derived from the Latin word cantherius (poor-quality horse, hack, nag)

derived from the Greek word kanthelios

derived from the Greek word kanthelia

The earliest known usage of gantry in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English