Canous
/ˈkeɪnəs/noun
Gray or hoary, especially with reference to hair or plant surfaces.
Did you know?“Canous” belongs to the same Latin family as “canescent” and “canities,” technical words for becoming gray or the state of grayness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kanos
“Gray or whitish; a reconstructed ancestral form associated with the color of age or hoariness.”
Classical Latin
Latin
canus
“Gray, hoary, or white-haired.”
Late Latin
Latin
canosus
“Grayish or hoary; formed from canus with an adjectival suffix.”
17th Century
English
canous
“Gray or hoary; an uncommon learned borrowing.”
Modern English
English
canous
“Rare and chiefly technical: gray, hoary, or covered with a grayish surface.”