Etymology of the Latin word cantus
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-Derivations in Latin
discanthus,
cantilena,
cantellus,
cantio,
canticum,
concentus,
accentusDerivations in other languages
English
cantus, French
cant, French
canting, French
chant, Italian
canto, Italian
canto, Portuguese
canto, Spanish
cantoCognates
French
chant, Italian
canto, Provençal
cant, Spanish
cantoUsage
Word found in Vulgar Latin
