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

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “cannelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcanele—
2Medieval Latincanella—
3LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
4Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
5Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
6Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “cannelle”

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀 →Every word from Akkadian 𒄀 →Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα →