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Where does “cagna” come from?

cagna (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin cania, 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...

cagna (Italian): female dog; bitch; bitch

Definitions

  1. female dog; bitch; bitch

Ancestry of “cagna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincania—
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 “cagna”

  • cagnaccio
  • cagnesco
  • cagnescamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →