canus
Latin
adj
Definitions
- white
- hoary
- (of water) frothy
- (of hair) gray
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *kaznos (grey) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (grayish-white, grey, blond, white).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱas-
Gloss
grayish-white, grey, blond, white
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
白
Emoji
🐨
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forhare English
- hare English
- hare's ear English
- hare-skin English
- harebell English
- harebrain English
- harebrained English
- harefoot English
- harehound English
- harekind English
- harelike English
- harelip English
- harish English
- xanth- English
- Canuleius Latin
- Mons Casinus Latin
- canaster Latin
- canicrus Latin
- cascus Latin
- crūs Latin
- cānus Latin
- xanthogaster Latin
- xanthopterus Latin
- xanthus Latin
- xantheine French
- xanthine French
- Ξάνθιππος Ancient Greek
- Ξανθίππη Ancient Greek
- ξάνθιον Ancient Greek
- ξανθός Ancient Greek
- *h₁eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kas- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱas- Proto-Indo-European
- शश Sanskrit
- hare Middle English
- xantaifill Irish
- Cao Galician
- ศศะ Thai
- can Welsh
- cannu Welsh
- cannydd Welsh
- sasa Pali
- *ćasás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *kaskos Proto-Italic
- *kaznos Proto-Italic
- 𑀲𑀲 Maharastri Prakrit
- tchenou Walloon
- sasnis Old Prussian
- *kasīno- Oscan