canis

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Latin word canis comes from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (Livestock.)

*péḱu (Proto-Indo-European)

Livestock.

*ḱwṓ (Proto-Indo-European)

Dog.

*kō (Proto-Italic)

Dog.

canes (Latin)

canis (Latin)

A dog (animal). A dog (foul person).

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