Where does “cannabisseur” come from?

cannabisseur (English) comes from English connoisseur, from French connoisseur, from French connaisseur, from French connaître, from Old French conoistre, from Latin cognōscere, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cannabisseur (English): A cannabis aficionado

Definitions

  1. A cannabis aficionado

Ancestry of “cannabisseur”, step by step

cannabisseur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English connoisseur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconnoisseurA specialist in a given field whose opinion is...
2FrenchconnoisseurObsolete spelling of connaisseur
3Frenchconnaisseura connoisseur
4Frenchconnaîtreto know (of), to be familiar with a person, place, fact, event
5Old Frenchconoistreto know; to recognize
6Latincognōscere
7Latinco-allomorph of con-
8Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English cannabis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcannabisA tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers
2Latincannabishemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναβιςhemp; hemp seed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-