Etymology of cane

Origin of cane

Cane comes from the the old French cane (reed, cane, spear) from the Latin canna (reed, cane), which is a transliteration of the Greek canna (cane, reed; Gr: κάννα).




From the same root:
cannon, cannelloni, can
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In modern Greek:
a) cannoni: cannon [Gr: καννόνι]
a) canni: gun barrel [Gr: κάννη]
c) cannelonia: cannelloni [Gr: καννελόνια]
d) cannula: tap, faucet [Gr: κάννουλα]
e) cannela: cinnamon [Gr: καννέλα]
f) cannata: jug, ewer [Gr: καννάτα]
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Other Greek words from the same root: κάννιστρο (basket, canister), καννιά (legs), κανίσκι (basket).

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