English
canine
Canine comes from Latin canīnus ‘of dogs, doglike, dogtooth’, from canis ‘dog’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwṓ‘dog’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanis‘dog’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanīnus‘of dogs, doglike, dogtooth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1859canine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwṓ‘dog’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanis‘dog’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanīnus‘of dogs, doglike, dogtooth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1859canine
Earliest quotation: 1859, Charles Darwin: “Two canine animals in a time of dearth, may…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’
hound, cynical, poodle, cynic, 10 more
through Latin canis ‘dog’
Today it means
adj Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ / canine