kantisto

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-der.

Proto-Italic *kanō

Latin canō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin cantōlbor.

Esperanto kanti

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs)bor.

Esperanto -isto

Esperanto kantisto

From kanti (“to sing”) + -isto (“professional”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtisto/

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• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification: kan‧tis‧to
• Hyphenation: kant‧isto

Noun

kantisto (accusative singular kantiston, plural kantistoj, accusative plural kantistojn)

1. one whose job is singing, a professional singer

   Hyponym: kantistino (“female singer”)

Related terms

• kantanto (“one who is singing, singer”)
• kanto (“song”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kantisto. By surface analysis, kanto +‎ -isto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtisto/

Noun

kantisto (plural kantisti)

1. professional singer

Related terms

• kantero
• kanto