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Where does “canid” come from?

canid (English) comes from French canidé, from Translingual Canidae, from Translingual -idae, from Latin -ides, from Ancient Greek -ίδης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

canid (English): Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs,...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs,...

Ancestry of “canid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcanidéa member of the Canidae family, canid
2TranslingualCanidae—
3Translingual-idaeof the family of
4Latin-idesson of
5Ancient Greek-ίδηςson of
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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