canary

canary · noun, adjective, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromCanariae insulae“Canary Islands”
2. Spanish · derived fromcanario
3. French · borrowed fromcanarie
4. English todaycanary

From French canarie, from Spanish canario, from the Latin Canariae insulae (“Canary Islands”) (Spanish Islas Canarias); from the largest island Insula Canaria (“Dog Island" or "Canine Island”), named for its dogs, from canārius (“canine”), from canis (“dog”).

Canary · noun²

From 1907, coined by the football club's then-chairman who was a keen breeder of canaries.

Canary · adjective³

Based on the geography of the Canary Islands, between Bermudan and European.

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