Where does “kanepe” come from?

kanepe (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاناپه, 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 — to divide, distribute, allot.

kanepe (Turkish): canapé (furniture)

Definitions

  1. canapé (furniture)

Ancestry of “kanepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاناپهsofa or couch, an upholstered seat
2Frenchcanapésofa
3Old Frenchconopé
4Medieval Latincanāpēum
5Latincanopeummosquito net
6Latincōnōpēummosquito net
7Ancient Greekκωνωπεῖονan Egyptian couch with mosquito netting
8Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
9Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
10Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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