The story
- Middle Dutch · derived fromHondt
- Latin · borrowed fromCanisius
- English todayCanisius
Borrowed from Latin Canisius, from canis (“dog”) * (Dutch surname): From Middle Dutch Hondt (de Hondt, D'Hondt, Dhondt, Hondt), from hont/hondt/hond (“hound,dog”).
Words from the same roots
Middle DutchHondt all →
Hondius
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.