Where does “canis” come from?

canis (Latin) comes from Latin canes, from Latin cano, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

canis (Latin): a dog, a hound; a dog, a hound, a bounder, a...

Definitions

  1. a dog, a hound; a dog, a hound, a bounder, a...

Ancestry of “canis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincanesAlternative form of canis;...
2Latincanoto sing, recite, play
3Proto-Italickanōto sing
4Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
5Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “canis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gan- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kanô →Every word from Proto-Italic kanō →