Where does “canape” come from?
canape (Italian) comes 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, from Ancient Greek φάγος — to divide, distribute, allot.
canape (Italian): settee, couch; canapé
Ancestry of “canape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | canapé | sofa; piece of bread covered with some savory ... |
| 2 | Old French | conopé | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | canāpēum | — |
| 4 | Latin | canopeum | mosquito net |
| 5 | Latin | cōnōpēum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κωνωπεῖον | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κώνωψ | gnat, mosquito |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φάγος | glutton |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φαγεῖν | aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂g- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |