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Where does “canopied” come from?

Canopied comes from Middle English, derived from Latin conopeum, from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον meaning a mosquito net, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots for gnat and a suffix forming adjectives.

canopied (English): covered overhead with a canopy; simple past...

Definitions

  1. covered overhead with a canopy; simple past...

Ancestry of “canopied”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanopyA high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth...
2Middle Englishcanope—
3Latinconopeummosquito net; canopy
4Ancient Greekκωνωπεῖον—
5Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
6Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
7Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “canopied”

  • uncanopied
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