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Where does “canonnade” come from?

canonnade (French) comes from French canonner, from French canon, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

canonnade (French): cannonade

Definitions

  1. cannonade

Ancestry of “canonnade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcanonnerTo cannon, cannonade
2Frenchcanoncannon, gun; barrel; cannon for a horse
3Old Frenchcanontube; cannon
4Italiancannonecannon; ace; large tube or pipe
5Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
6LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
7Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
8Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
9Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “canonnade”

  • cannonade
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