Where does “headcanon” come from?
headcanon (English) comes from English canon, from Middle English canoun, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.
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Ancestry of “headcanon”, step by step
headcanon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English canon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | canon | A generally accepted principle; a rule; A group... |
| 2 | Middle English | canoun | Ecclesiastical regulations; canon law |
| 3 | Old French | canon | tube; cannon |
| 4 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 5 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 6 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 8 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 9 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |