Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “κανών” come from?

κανών (Ancient Greek): rod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

Definitions

  1. rod, pole, bar; rods used in shields; type of rod...

Words derived from “κανών”

  • cannon
  • canon
  • canonical
  • cannonade
  • cannonball
  • canonically
  • noncanonical
  • canonry
  • canonist
  • uncanonical
  • microcanonical
  • cannoneer
  • canoness
  • kanun
  • qanun
  • extracanonical
  • deuterocanonical
  • canonistic
  • canonicalization
  • cannonry
  • uncanonically
  • autocannon
  • microcanonically
  • canonicality