Where does “cane” come from?

Cane comes from Middle English cane, from Old French cane, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, ultimately from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾, a reed plant.

cane (English): A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar...

Definitions

  1. A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar...

Ancestry of “cane”, step by step

cane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French canne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcannecane; stick; peg; leg; rod; fishing rod
2Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
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

via Middle English cane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcanebamboo, sugar cane, flax, or a similar...
2Old Frenchcanetube

Words derived from “cane

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀