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Where does “канапе” come from?

канапе (Russian) 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.

канапе (Russian): sofa; piece of toast covered with some savory ...

Definitions

  1. sofa; piece of toast covered with some savory ...

Ancestry of “канапе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcanapésofa; piece of bread covered with some savory ...
2Old Frenchconopé—
3Medieval Latincanāpēum—
4Latincanopeummosquito net
5Latincōnōpēum—
6Ancient Greekκωνωπεῖον—
7Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
8Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
9Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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