Where does “canne” come from?

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

canne (French): cane; stick; peg; leg; rod; fishing rod

Definitions

  1. cane; stick; peg; leg; rod; fishing rod

Ancestry of “canne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
2LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
4Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
5Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “canne

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀