Where does “cannonballer” come from?
cannonballer (English) comes from English cannonball, from English cannon, from English canon, from Middle English canoun, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna — reed; a certain unit of length.
cannonballer (English): One who cannonballs
Definitions
- One who cannonballs
Ancestry of “cannonballer”, step by step
cannonballer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cannonball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cannonball | A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore... |
| 2 | English | cannon | A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery... |
| 3 | English | canon | A generally accepted principle; a rule; A group... |
| 4 | Middle English | canoun | Ecclesiastical regulations; canon law |
| 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 |