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canticum.

song; passage in a comedy chanted or sung; sing-song voice;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkan.tɪ.kũː]Classical-Latin[ˈkan.ti.kum]

  1. song

    declension-2 · neuter

  2. passage in a comedy chanted or sung

    declension-2 · neuter

  3. sing-song voice

    declension-2 · neuter

  4. lampoon or libelous song

    declension-2 · neuter

  5. incantation or magic formula

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin cantus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin canticum From cantus (“song, chant, singing, incantation”) + -icus (suffix forming neuter nouns).

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