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
Ancestry of “cannonballer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |