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Where does “canonic” come from?

Canonic comes from Late Latin canonicus, meaning a member of the clergy living under a rule.

canonic (English): canonical

Definitions

  1. canonical

Ancestry of “canonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcanoniquecanonic, canonical
2Latincanonicuscanon; clergyman; prebendary
3Ancient Greekκανονικός—
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “canonic”

  • canonicity
  • uncanonic
  • multicanonicity
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