Etymology

chanson

chan·son
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Today it means: Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song. Full definition →

French chanson f ← Latin cantio f
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcantio f
  2. French · borrowed fromchanson f“song”
  3. English todaychanson

From French chanson f (“song”), from Latin cantio f. Doublet of cantion and canzone.

Words from the same roots

Latincantio all →

canzonecantioncanzonetcanzonetta

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