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Where does “cany” come from?

Cany comes from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

cany (English): Of or relating to cane or canes; Abounding with...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to cane or canes; Abounding with...

Ancestry of “cany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcan-with, after
2Proto-Brythonickanta-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥-teh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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