Cant Definition

Origin of Cant

• Middle English side from Old North French from Vulgar Latin cantus corner from Latin canthus rim of wheel, tire of Celtic origin

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Anglo-Norman cant song, singing from canter to sing from Latin cantāre kan- in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• From Latin cantō probably via Old Northern French canter (“sing, tell”), cognate with chant.

  From Wiktionary

• From Middle English, presumably from Middle Low German *kant

  From Wiktionary