Etymology

cantor

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Today it means: A singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony. Full definition →

Latin cantor ← Proto-Italic *kanō ← Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  3. Proto-Italic*kanō
  4. Latincanō
  5. Latincantor
  6. English todaycantor

Borrowed from Latin cantor, agent noun from canere (“to sing”) + -tor (agent suffix). Doublet of chanter.

Words from the same roots

Latincantor all →

chanter

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