Etymograph

English

canicular

Canicular comes from Latin canīculāris ‘of or related to a puppy’, from canis ‘dog’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwṓ1‘dog’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanis2‘dog’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CECanīcula3‘puppy’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanīculāris3‘of or related to a puppy’
  5. Englishtodaycanicular3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin canis
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin Canicula
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English canicular

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwṓWiktionary, Latin canis‘dog’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanisWiktionary, Latin Canicula‘dog’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CECanīculaWiktionary, English canicular‘puppy’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanīculārisWiktionary, English canicular‘of or related to a puppy’
  5. EnglishtodaycanicularWiktionary, English canicular

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’

hound, cynical, poodle, cynic, 9 more

through Latin canis ‘dog’

kennel, canine, 8 more

through Latin Canīcula ‘puppy’

chenille, 1 more

Today it means

adj Synonym of Sothic: of or related to the star Sirius.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “canicular”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin canis, Latin Canicula. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ / canicular

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