Cantle
/ˈkæntəl/noun
A projecting corner or piece, especially the raised back part of a saddle.
Did you know?Cantle comes from the same Latin root as words for a corner or angle, and in medieval saddle-making it named the raised rear piece that literally kept the rider from sliding off.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ank-
“to bend, curve, or angle”
Latin
Latin
angulus
“corner, angle”
Late Latin
Latin
cantellus
“small piece, slice”
Old French
Old French
cantel
“piece, fragment; also a corner or projecting part”
Middle English
English
cantle
“a piece, fragment, or corner”
Modern English
English
cantle
“the raised back part of a saddle; a projecting corner or piece”
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