Etymology

Chantilly

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Today it means: A medium-sized, longhair domestic cat breed, originating in Canada and the United States. Full definition →

French Chantilly ← Medieval Latin Chantileium ← Latin Cantilius
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromCantilius
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromChantileium
  3. French · borrowed fromChantilly
  4. English todayChantilly

From French Chantilly, from Medieval Latin Chantileium, ultimately from Gallo-Roman personal name in Latin Cantilius.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.