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

  1. canvas; tapestry; framework; network

Ancestry of “canevas”, step by step

canevas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin cannava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincannavahemp
2LatincannabaAlternative form of canaba; nominative plural of...
3Latincannabishemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;...
4Ancient Greekκάνναβιςhemp; hemp seed

via Old French chenevas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchenevascanvas

Words derived from “canevas”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάνναβις →Every word from Latin cannabis →Every word from Latin cannaba →