Where does “conies” come from?

conies (English) comes from English cony, from Middle English coni, from Anglo-Norman conis, from Old French connil, from Latin cunīculus — a rabbit.

conies (English): plural of cony; plural of coney

Definitions

  1. plural of cony; plural of coney

Ancestry of “conies”, step by step

conies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconyA rabbit, especially the European rabbit,...
2Middle Englishconiconey, cony, rabbit; hyrax
3Anglo-Normanconis—
4Old Frenchconnilrabbit; idiot; imbecile
5Latincunīculusa rabbit

via English coney

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconeyAlternative spelling of cony; rabbit
Every word from Latin cunīculus →Every word from Old French connil →Every word from Anglo-Norman conis →