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Where does “canicule” come from?

canicule (French) comes from Latin canīcula, 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...

canicule (French): Sirius, Dog Star; The dog days of summer; Synonym...

Definitions

  1. Sirius, Dog Star; The dog days of summer; Synonym...

Ancestry of “canicule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincanīcula—
2LatinCanis—
3Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
4Ancient Greek-ός—
5Proto-Hellenic*-os—
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “canicule”

  • canicule
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