Etymology of the English word canary
the English word
canaryderived from the French word
canariderived from the Old Spanish word
canarioderived from the Spanish word
Islas Canariasderived from the Latin word
Canariae Insulaederived from the Latin word
canarius (of, connected with dogs, dog-)
derived from the Classical Latin word
canis (dog; dog; hound; subordinate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwon-Date
The earliest known usage of canary in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
kanarie, French
canari, German
Kanarienvogel, Icelandic
kanarÃfugl, Norwegian
kanarifugl, Swedish
kanariefogelUsage
Word found in Modern English
