canton
French
noun
Definitions
- canton of Switzerland, France or Luxembourg
- (heraldiccharge) canton
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French canton inherited from Old French canton (corner) derived from Old Occitan canton (corner, canton) derived from Latin cant-, canthus (rim).
Origin
Latin
cant-, canthus
Gloss
rim
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- canton English
- eastern + township English
- kantoni Finnish
- cant-, canthus Latin
- Kanton German
- cantoniere Italian
- Cantons-de-l'Est French
- cantonal French
- cantonnement French
- cantonner French
- cantonnier French
- est French
- кантон Russian
- cantão Portuguese
- kanton Polish
- kanton Czech
- canton Old French
- canton Middle French
- canton Old Occitan