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Where does “chien” come from?

chien (Canadian French) comes from Middle French chien, from Old French chien, 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...

chien (Canadian French): dog; cock, hammer; greedy, stingy

Definitions

  1. dog; cock, hammer; greedy, stingy

Ancestry of “chien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchiendog
2Old Frenchchiendog
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 “chien”

  • shyaeñ
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