Where does “Canaveral” come from?

Canaveral (English) comes from Spanish cañaveral, from Spanish cañavera, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

Ancestry of “Canaveral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcañaveralreed field; canebrake; sugar-cane plantation
2Spanishcañavera
3LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
4Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
5Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
6Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
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