Latin
canis
‘a ‘dog’ constellation or ‘dog’ star: either Canis Major, its brightest star Sirius’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin canis.
12 English words in this record descend from Latin canis, most familiar first.
- canine ← canīnus
- kennel ← kenel ← *kenil ← chenil ← *canīle
- chenille ← canīcula
- canaille ← canaglia ← *canālia
- caninus
- canicule ← Canicula
- canicide
- canicular ← canīculāris ← Canīcula
- caniform
- canail ← canaglia ← *canālia
- canitrail
- chenet ← chien ← chien ← chien
More words from canis
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Etymograph / Latin canis