canopy

canopy
\ \ [14] Etymologically, a canopy is a ‘mosquito net’. The word comes ultimately from Greek kōnōpeion, a derivative of kónops ‘mosquito’. This passed via Latin cōnōpūum into medieval Latin as canopeum, which meant both ‘mosquito net’ and ‘couch with such a net’.
\ \ English adopted it directly from Latin as canope or canape, meaning ‘covering suspended over a throne, bed, etc’. The French version of the word, however, concentrated on other aspects of canopeum’s meaning; French canapé means ‘couch, sofa’. Its metaphorical extension, ‘piece of bread or biscuit with a savoury topping’, was borrowed into English towards the end of the 19th century.
\ \ Cf.⇒ CANAPÉ

Word origins - 2ed. . 2005.

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