Where does “canon” come from?
canon (Dutch) comes 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.
canon (Dutch): canon set of representative or pre-eminent literary works
Definitions
- canon set of representative or pre-eminent literary works
Ancestry of “canon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | canon | tube; cannon |
| 2 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 3 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 4 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 7 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |