Where does “canvas” come from?
Canvas comes from Old Northern French canevas, a fabric term of uncertain ultimate origin.
canvas (English): A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful...
Definitions
- A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful...
Ancestry of “canvas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | canevas | flaxen fabric, canvas; A portion of canvas; a... |
| 2 | Old Northern French | canevas | — |
| 3 | Latin | cannabaceus | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cannabum | Alternative form of cannabis |
| 5 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |
Words derived from “canvas”