Where does “canapé” come from?
canapé (French) comes from Old French conopé, from Medieval Latin canāpēum, from Latin canopeum, from Latin cōnōpēum, from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον, from Ancient Greek κώνωψ, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν — to divide, distribute, allot.
canapé (French): sofa; piece of bread covered with some savory ...
Definitions
- sofa; piece of bread covered with some savory ...
Ancestry of “canapé”, step by step
Words derived from “canapé”