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canisius

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-i-sius
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Latin.

name

A surname from Latin.

Etymology

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”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does canisius mean?
A surname from Latin.
Where does canisius come from?
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”).

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