Where does “dunny can” come from?
dunny can (English) comes from English can, from Spanish can, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
dunny can (English): A toilet
Definitions
- A toilet
Ancestry of “dunny can”, step by step
dunny can traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English can
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | can | To know how to; to be able to; May; to be... |
| 2 | Spanish | can | dog, hound |
| 3 | Latin | Canis | a dog, a hound animal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English dunny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dunny | Somewhat dun, dusky brownish; Somewhat deaf, hard... |
| 2 | English | dun | A brownish grey colour; Of a brownish grey... |
| 3 | Irish | Dún | fort; fortress |
| 4 | Old Irish | dún | fort; fortress; Alternative spelling of dúnn |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |