canthus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-2, masculine) the iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire
2. (declension-2, masculine) a wheel

Vertalings

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canthus

κανθός

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈkan.tʰʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

Alternative spelling of cantus. The term for “rim of a wheel” is ultimately of Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”). Related to Breton kant (“circle”), Old Irish cétad (“round seat”), Welsh cant (“rim, edge”), English Kent.
The frequent spelling with -th- is due to the influence of unrelated (or possible Indo-European cognate) Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”) (see Etymology 2), which after its borrowing became conflated with the Gaulish term for "rim" in Latin.