Latin

canō

‘to sing’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin canō.

58 English words in this record descend from Latin canō, most familiar first.

• cant ← cantō
• accent ← accentus ← accinō
• incentive ← incentīvus ← incinō
• chanting ← chauntynge ← chaunten ← chanter ← cantō
• chant ← chaunten ← chanter ← canto
• cantor
• enchantment ← enchauntement ← enchantement ← enchanter ← incantāre
• shanty ← chantez ← chanter ← chanter ← chanter
• bazooka ← bazoo ← bazuin ← basune ← buisine
• enchant ← enchaunten ← enchanter ← incantō ← cantō
• incantation ← incantacioun ← incantatio ← incantō ← cantō
• chantry ← chaunterie ← chanterie ← chanter ← canto

More words from canō

• recant
• chanson
• enchanter
• canticle
• chanter
• cantabile
• canzone
• precentor
• concent
• buccinator
• cantilena
• bazoo
• accentor
• accentuable
• accentuator
• accentism
• buccina
• buisine
• buccinal
• canorous
• canzonetta
• canzonet
• cantrix
• canticum
• cantation
• canzon
• chanteur
• chantage
• chansonnier
• chantwell
• deaccent
• excantation
• incant
• lenocinium
• misaccentuate
• misaccent
• nonaccent
• overaccent
• patrocinium
• posaune
• ratiocinate
• ratiocinatio
• reaccentuate
• reaccent
• sermocinator
• sermocination

Etymograph / Latin canō