myEtymology.com: English etymology of shanty

1. Etymology of the English word shanty

the English word shanty

derived from the Canadian French word chantier

derived from the French word chantez

Word found in Modern English

derived from the English word shanty

derived from the Old French word chanter

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-

Word found in Modern English