Where does “kanalje” come from?
kanalje (Danish) comes from French canaille, from Middle French canaille, from Italian canaglia, from Vulgar Latin canalia, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
kanalje (Danish): mean person, villain; rabble, people of the lower...
Definitions
- mean person, villain; rabble, people of the lower...
Ancestry of “kanalje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | canaille | rabble; rascal, blackguard, scoundrel, scum |
| 2 | Middle French | canaille | — |
| 3 | Italian | canaglia | scoundrel, rogue; canaille |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | canalia | — |
| 5 | Latin | Canis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |