Where does “cannabis” come from?

Cannabis comes from Latin cannabis, borrowed from Ancient Greek κάνναβις, a plant used for fiber and its psychoactive properties.

cannabis (English): A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers

Definitions

  1. A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers

Ancestry of “cannabis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincannabishemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;...
2Ancient Greekκάνναβιςhemp; hemp seed

Words derived from “cannabis

Every word from Ancient Greek κάνναβιςEvery word from Latin cannabis