Where does “kanapé” come from?
kanapé (Hungarian) comes from German Kanapee, from French canapé, from Old French conopé, from Medieval Latin canāpēum, from Latin canopeum, from Latin cōnōpēum, from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον, from Ancient Greek κώνωψ — to divide, distribute, allot.
kanapé (Hungarian): canapé
Definitions
- canapé
Ancestry of “kanapé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kanapee | canapé; hors d'oeuvre; canapé; sofa; couch |
| 2 | French | canapé | sofa |
| 3 | Old French | conopé | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | canāpēum | — |
| 5 | Latin | canopeum | mosquito net |
| 6 | Latin | cōnōpēum | mosquito net |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κωνωπεῖον | an Egyptian couch with mosquito netting |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κώνωψ | gnat, mosquito |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φάγος | glutton |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φαγεῖν | aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂g- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |