Where does “cannonader” come from?
cannonader (English) comes from English cannonade, from French canonnade, from French canonner, from French canon, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna — reed; a certain unit of length.
cannonader (English): One who fires a cannonade
Definitions
- One who fires a cannonade
Ancestry of “cannonader”, step by step
cannonader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cannonade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cannonade | Firing artillery in a large amount for a length... |
| 2 | French | canonnade | cannonade |
| 3 | French | canonner | To cannon, cannonade |
| 4 | French | canon | cannon, gun; barrel; cannon for a horse |
| 5 | Old French | canon | tube; cannon |
| 6 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 7 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 8 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 10 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 11 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |