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caniculus.

diminutive of canis

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

diminutive of canis
declension-2 · diminutive · form-of
little dog
declension-2

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓder. Latin canēs Latin canis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin canīculus From canis (“dog”) + -culus.

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