LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cantiō

cantiō f (genitive cantiōnis)
Classical[ˈkan.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkan.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. song, singing, playing
    LEGIS CANTIO CONTRA INEPTOS CRITICOS.Concluding statements of Century VI, Prophecies of Nostradamus
  2. incantation, spell

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecantiōcantiōnēs
genitivecantiōniscantiōnum
dativecantiōnīcantiōnibus
accusativecantiōnemcantiōnēs
ablativecantiōnecantiōnibus
vocativecantiōcantiōnēs

cantĭo, ōnis, f. cano, lit. a singing, playing; hence meton. abstr. pro concr..
I. A song (rare; mostly ante-class.), Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 25; 5, 5, 19; 5, 6, 8; Suet. Ner. 25; of birds, App. Flor. 2, p. 349, 11; Fronto ad Ver. 1 (cf. cantatio).—
II. An incantation, charm, spell, Cato, R. R. 160: subito totam causam oblitus est, idque veneficiis et cantionibus Titiniae factum dicebat, Cic. Brut. 60, 217; App. M. 1, 10, p. 106, 27.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  3. Proto-Italic*kanō
  4. Latincantiō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cantiō From canō + -tiō.

Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchchansonfrom Old French chançon
  • Catalancançó
  • Occitancançonfrom Old Occitan canczon
  • Franco-Provençalchançon
  • Champenoischansonfrom Old French chançon
  • Champenoistainsonfrom Old French chançon
  • Franc-Comtoistchainsonfrom Old French chançon
  • Normancânchonfrom Old French chançon
  • Picardcanchonfrom Old French chançon
  • Walloontchansonfrom Old French chançon
Borrowings
  • Englishcantion
  • Spanishcanción
  • Englishcancionfrom Spanish canción
  • Chavacanocancionfrom Spanish canción
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancanzone
  • Galluresecanzonafrom Corsican canzona
  • Sassaresecanzonifrom Corsican canzona
  • Sassaresecanzonafrom Corsican canzona
  • Dalmatiancansaun
  • Istriotcansòn
  • Neapolitancanzona
  • Siciliancanzuna
  • Cimbriankansüunlefrom Venetan canson
  • Mòchenokanzonfrom Venetan canson
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecançãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese cançon
  • Galiciancanciónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cançon
  • Asturiancanción
  • Mirandesecancion
  • Old Spanishcançón
Insular Romance
  • Campidanesecantzoni
  • Nuoresecancionefrom Logudorese cantone
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancjançon
  • Friuliancanzon
  • Ladincianzon
  • Ladinkanžón
  • Romanshchanzun
  • Romanshcanzun
  • Romanshcanzùn
  • Romanshcanzung
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliancanzan
  • Liguriancanson
  • Lombardcanzonfrom Old Lombard cançon
  • Piedmontesecanson
  • Romagnolcanzòn

In English words that came into English from cantiō

  • chansoncantiō
  • canzonetcantiō
  • canzonecantiō
  • canzonettacantiō
  • canzoncantiō
  • cantioncantiō

Quick answers

What does cantiō mean in Latin?
cantiō, a noun, means “song, singing, playing; incantation, spell”.
What is the genitive of cantiō?
The genitive singular is cantiōnis. cantiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cantiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkan.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkan.t͡si.o].
Where does cantiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- → Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti → Proto-Italic *kanō → Latin cantiō.
Which English words come from cantiō?
English words that go back to Latin cantiō include chanson, canzonet, canzone, canzonetta, canzon and cantion.