Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “canopeum” come from?

canopeum (Latin) comes from Latin cōnōpēum, from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον, from Ancient Greek κώνωψ, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

canopeum (Latin): mosquito net

Definitions

  1. mosquito net

Ancestry of “canopeum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnōpēum—
2Ancient Greekκωνωπεῖον—
3Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
4Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
5Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →