Where does “cannelle” come from?
cannelle (French) comes from Old French canele, from Medieval Latin canella, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.
cannelle (French): cinnamon
Ancestry of “cannelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | canele | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | canella | — |
| 3 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 6 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
Words derived from “cannelle”