Where does “kanonføde” come from?
kanonføde (Danish) comes from Danish kanon, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.
kanonføde (Danish): cannon fodder
Definitions
- cannon fodder
Ancestry of “kanonføde”, step by step
kanonføde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kanon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kanon | cannon; canon |
| 2 | Old French | canon | tube; cannon |
| 3 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 4 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 5 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |