Canine
/ˈkeɪ.naɪn/noun
Relating to dogs or to the pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin caninus, meaning “of a dog,” and it also gave English canine as a name for the sharp fang-like tooth that humans share with carnivores.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
caninus
“of a dog”
Late Latin
Latin
canīnus
“dog-like; belonging to a dog”
Old French
Old French
canin
“dog-like”
14th Century
Middle English
canin
“dog-like; relating to dogs”
Modern English
English
canine
“relating to dogs; also, the pointed tooth in mammals”