chantage
French
noun
Definitions
- blackmail, shakedown (threat to obtain some advantage)
Etymology
Suffix from French faire chanter.
Origin
French
faire chanter
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chantage English
- chanter French
- faire chanter French
- шантаж Russian
- chantaje Spanish, Castilian
- chantajear Spanish, Castilian
- chantajista Spanish, Castilian
- chantagem Portuguese
- szantaż Polish
- szantażyk Polish
- chanter Old French
- xantatge Catalan, Valencian
- șantaj Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- șantaja Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- șantajist Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- şantaj Turkish
- шантажирам Bulgarian
- Chantage Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- chanter Middle French