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Where does “canonisable” come from?

canonisable (French) comes from French canoniser, from Latin canōnizō, from Latin canōn, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

canonisable (French): worthy of being canonized

Definitions

  1. worthy of being canonized

Ancestry of “canonisable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcanoniserto canonize
2Latincanōnizō—
3Latincanōn—
4LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
5Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
6Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
7Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
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