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Cantor

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a person who leads liturgical singing, especially in a synagogue or church
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Stage 1 of 3
canere
Latin · ancient
"to sing"
to sing
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Stage 2 of 3
cantor
Latin · ancient
"a singer"
a singer, from canere
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Stage 3 of 3
cantor
English · 1400s
"a person who leads religious singing"
adopted directly for a person who leads religious singing
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