Etymology Explorer › Anglo-Norman

Where does “kenil” come from?

kenil (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin canile, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Ancestry of “kenil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchenil—
2Vulgar Latincanilekennel
3LatinCanis—
4Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
5Ancient Greek-ός—
6Proto-Hellenic*-os—
7Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “kenil”

  • kennel
  • kennelman
  • unkennel
  • kennellike
  • enkennel
  • kennel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →