Etymology

cantus

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Today it means: Synonym of superius. Full definition →

Latin cantus
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcantus
  2. English todaycantus

Learned borrowing from Latin cantus (literally “song, chant”).

Words from the same roots

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cantle

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