English
chenille
Chenille comes from French chenille, from Latin canīcula ‘little dog’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwṓ‘dog’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanēs
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanis‘dog’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanīcula‘little dog’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchenille
- Englishearliest quotation 1929chenille
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱwṓ‘dog’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanēs
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanis‘dog’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcanīcula‘little dog’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchenille
- Englishearliest quotation 1929chenille
Earliest quotation: 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House is Built: “The house seemed unfamiliar in the dark stormy light;…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘livestock’
fight, fellow, peculiar, fax, feudal, fawn, fain, 25 more
through Proto-Indo-European *péḱu ‘livestock’
fee, feud, feu, pec, pecuniary, 13 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’
hound, cynical, poodle, cynic, 10 more
through Latin canis ‘dog’
Today it means
noun An extremely soft and bunchy fabric often used to make sweaters.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ / chenille