Etymology

Canis Latinicus

Today it means: Synonym of dog Latin Full definition →

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  1. Latin · derived fromcanis“dog”
  2. English todayCanis Latinicus

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from Latin canis (“dog”) + Latin + Latin -icus as a calque of English dog Latin.

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.