Where does “Canuto” come from?
Canuto (English) comes from Spanish canuto, from Mozarabic *qannût, from Latin cannūtus, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.
Ancestry of “Canuto”, step by step
Canuto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish canuto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | canuto | tube; joint, reefer; awesome; brill |
| 2 | Mozarabic | *qannût | — |
| 3 | Latin | cannūtus | — |
| 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 |