Where does “chenu” come from?

chenu (Old French) comes from Late Latin canutus, from Latin cānus, from Proto-Italic kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- — grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

chenu (Old French): old; aged; old person

Definitions

  1. old; aged; old person

Ancestry of “chenu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincanutus—
2Latincānuswhite
3Proto-Italickaznosgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱas-grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

Words derived from “chenu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaznos →Every word from Latin cānus →