canthus.
tire, iron ring around a carriage wheel; wheel;
Meaning & usage
the iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire
a wheel
Where this word comes from
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”), Middle 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.
corner of the eye
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye”), which became conflated with the above.
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