Where does “canon” come from?
Canon comes from Old French canon, from Italian cannone (literally "large canna"), from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, a word for reed or tube.
canon (English): A generally accepted principle; a rule; A group...
Definitions
- A generally accepted principle; a rule; A group...
Ancestry of “canon”, step by step
canon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English canoun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | canoun | Ecclesiastical regulations; canon law |
| 2 | Old French | canon | tube; cannon |
| 3 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 4 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 5 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
via French canne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | canne | cane; stick; peg; leg; rod; fishing rod |