Reconstruction:Latin/canile

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From can- (“dog”) +‎ -īle (“place for keeping”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnile/

Noun

*canīle m (plural *canīlēs) (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. kennel

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: canile
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: cheni
  • Old French: chenil (see there for further descendants)
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Galician: canil
  • Portuguese: canil
  • Spanish: canil

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*canīle”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 190