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Where does “dog days” come from?

dog days (English) comes from Latin diēs caniculārēs, from Ancient Greek κυνάδες ἡμέραι, from Ancient Greek κυνάς, from Ancient Greek Κῠ́ων — the Dog.

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Definitions

  1. The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius,...

Ancestry of “dog days”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiēs caniculārēs—
2Ancient Greekκυνάδες ἡμέραιdog days
3Ancient Greekκυνάςof or related to dogs
4Ancient GreekΚῠ́ωνthe Dog

Words derived from “dog days”

  • dog day
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