Where does “Canada” come from?
Canada (French) comes from Laurentian kanata — village or settlement.
Ancestry of “Canada”, step by step
Canada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Laurentian kanata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurentian | kanata | village or settlement |
via French Bas-Canada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Bas-Canada | — |