Where does “wildcane” come from?

wildcane (English) comes from English cane, from French canne, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

wildcane (English): A tall grass of the species Gynerium sagittatum

Definitions

  1. A tall grass of the species Gynerium sagittatum

Ancestry of “wildcane”, step by step

wildcane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaneA plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar...
2Frenchcannecane; stick; peg; leg; rod; fishing rod
3Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
4LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
5Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
6Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
7Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

via English wild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwildUntamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an...
2Middle Englishwild
3Old Englishwildewild, savage
4Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
5Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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