Proto-Indo-European

*ḱwṓ

‘dog’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

17 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ, most familiar first.

• cynical ← cynicus ← κυνικός ← κῠ́ων
• hound ← hund ← *hund ← *hundaz
• canine ← canīnus ← canis
• kennel ← kenel ← *kenil ← chenil ← *canīle
• poodle ← Pudel ← Hund ← hunt ← hunt
• cynic ← cynike ← cynique ← cynicus ← κυνικός
• chenille ← canīcula ← canis ← canēs
• canaille ← canaglia ← *canālia ← canis ← canēs
• caninus ← canis
• canicule ← Canicula ← canis
• canicide ← canis
• canicular ← canīculāris ← Canīcula ← canis

More words from *ḱwṓ

• caniform
• canail
• canitrail
• chenet
• cynarrhodium
• quality

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ