Where does “canning” come from?
Canning derives from English can, from Middle English connen, from Old French cane, from Latin canna meaning reed or tube, from Ancient Greek κάννα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.
canning (English): present participle of can; The process of...
Definitions
- present participle of can; The process of...
Ancestry of “canning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | can | To know how to; to be able to; May; to be... |
| 2 | Spanish | can | dog, hound |
| 3 | Latin | Canis | a dog, a hound animal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |