English
chanter
Chanter comes from Old French chanteor ‘singer’, from Latin canō ‘to sing’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂nétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘to sing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcantor‘singer (male)’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400chanteor‘singer’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500chauntour‘a chanter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1860schanter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keh₂n-‘to sing’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂nétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kanō‘to sing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanō‘to sing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcantor‘singer (male)’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400chanteor‘singer’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500chauntour‘a chanter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1860schanter
Earliest quotation: 1860s, anon: “the piper was near being strangled / They squeezed…”
Formed from chant + -er
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- ‘to sing’
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Latin canō ‘sing’
Latin canto ‘sing’
Old French chanter ‘to sing’
Middle English chaunten ‘to chant’
English chant
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *kanō ‘to sing’
incantation, recant, canticle, 45 more
through Latin canō ‘to sing’
accent, cant, incentive, bazooka, enchantment, shanty, enchant, chanson, 48 more
through Latin cantor ‘singer (male)’
Today it means
noun One who chants or sings.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- / chanter