Where does “chanoine” come from?
chanoine (French) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin canonicus, from Ancient Greek κανονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
chanoine (French): canon
Ancestry of “chanoine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | canonicus | canon; clergyman; prebendary |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κανονικός | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “chanoine”