canopies

noun

a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather

the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air

the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit

verb

cover with a canopy

Roots

konopeioncanopi- · Greek · mosquito net

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The word canopies breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root canopi-, from Greek konopeion (“mosquito net”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.