Where does “canary” come from?
Canary comes from French canarie, from Spanish canario, from Latin Canariae insulae, islands named after their large dogs.
canary (English): A small, usually yellow, finch , a songbird...
Definitions
- A small, usually yellow, finch , a songbird...
Ancestry of “canary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | canarie | — |
| 2 | Spanish | canario | of, from or related to the Canary Islands; person... |
| 3 | Spanish | Canarias | the Canary Islands |
| 4 | Latin | canāria | — |
Words derived from “canary”