Where does “canevas” come from?
canevas (French) comes from Medieval Latin cannava, from Latin cannaba, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.
canevas (French): canvas; tapestry; framework; network
Definitions
- canvas; tapestry; framework; network
Ancestry of “canevas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | cannava | hemp |
| 2 | Latin | cannaba | Alternative form of canaba; nominative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |
Words derived from “canevas”