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Where does “cano” come from?

cano (Old Irish) comes from Latin canis, 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.

Ancestry of “cano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincanisa dog, a hound; a dog, a hound, a bounder, a...
2LatincanesAlternative form of canis;...
3LatincanoI sing, recite, play; I sound, play, blow ,...
4Proto-Italickanōto sing
5Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub

Words derived from “cano”

  • cana
  • cana
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