cano.
to sing, recite, play
Meaning & usage
to sing, recite, play
to sound, play, blow (a trumpet), especially a military call
to foretell, predict, prophesy
to celebrate Mass
to pretend (that)
to sing, make music
to chant
to hoot
to sound, resound, play
to sound, play
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *kanō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂n-é-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”). Compare carmen (“song”) (< *kanmen). Cognates include Old Irish canaid, Welsh canu, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hana, “cock”), Ancient Greek καναχέω (kanakhéō, “ring, clash, clang”), Russian каню́к (kanjúk, “buzzard”), каню́чить (kanjúčitʹ), English hen.
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cānus (“white, hoary”)
Where this word comes from
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