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Where does “canhouse” come from?

canhouse (English) comes from English can, from Spanish can, 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...

canhouse (English): A brothel

Definitions

  1. A brothel

Ancestry of “canhouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanTo know how to; to be able to; May; to be...
2Spanishcandog, hound
3LatinCanis—
4Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
5Ancient Greek-ός—
6Proto-Hellenic*-os—
7Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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