English
canopy
Canopy comes from Old French conopé, from Latin cōnōpēum ‘mosquito net, canopy’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek κώνωψ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκώνωψkṓnōps‘mosquito’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκωνωπεῖονkōnōpeîon‘mosquito net’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnōpēum‘mosquito net, canopy’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400conopé
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500canapy
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1601–1602canopy
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκώνωψkṓnōps‘mosquito’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκωνωπεῖονkōnōpeîon‘mosquito net’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnōpēum‘mosquito net, canopy’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400conopé
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500canapy
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1601–1602canopy
Earliest quotation: c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfe Night, or What You Will: “Away before me to sweet beds of flowers: Love-thoughts…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek κώνωψ
Today it means
noun A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κώνωψ / canopy