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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word CANARY. Etymology of the word
CANARY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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CANARY,
a bird; a wine; a dance. (Canary Islands.) The
dance is mentioned in Shak. All's Well, ii. 1. 77; so is the wine,
Marry Wives, iii. 2. 89. Gascoigne speaks of 'Canara
birds;' Complaint of Philomene, l. 33. All are named
from the Canaries or Canary Islands. These take their
name from Canaria, which is the largest island of the
group. 'Grand Canary is almost as broad as long,
the diameter being about fifty miles;' Sir T. Herbert, Travels, ed.
1665, p. 3.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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