Proto-Indo-European
*keh₂n-
‘to sing’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.
62 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-, most familiar first.
- cant ← cantō ← canō ← *kanō ← *kh₂n-é-ti
- accent ← accentus ← accinō ← canō ← *kanō
- incentive ← incentīvus ← incinō ← canō ← *kanō
- chanting ← chauntynge ← chaunten ← chanter ← cantō
- chant ← chaunten ← chanter ← canto ← canō
- cantor ← canō ← *kanō ← *kh₂néti
- 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 *keh₂n-
- recant
- chanson
- enchanter
- canticle
- chanter
- cantabile
- descant
- canzone
- precentor
- concent
- buccinator
- cantilena
- bazoo
- accentor
- accentuable
- accentuator
- accentism
- buccina
- buisine
- buccinal
- canorous
- canzonetta
- canzonet
- cantrix
- canticum
- cantiga
- cantation
- canzon
- chanteur
- chantage
- chansonnier
- chantwell
- ciconine
- deaccent
- excantation
- incantate
- incant
- lenocinium
- misaccentuate
- misaccent
- nonaccent
- overaccent
- patrocinium
- posaune
- ratiocinate
- ratiocinatio
- reaccentuate
- reaccent
- sermocinator
- sermocination
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-