Where does “canyon” come from?
Canyon derives from Spanish cañón, from Spanish caña, from Old Spanish canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾, originally meaning a reed or tube.
canyon (English): A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep...
Definitions
- A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep...
Ancestry of “canyon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cañón | canyon |
| 2 | Spanish | -ón | emphasizes that something is large, grand,... |
| 3 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 4 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 5 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 6 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 7 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 8 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 9 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 10 | French | -ate | ate |
| 11 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |