Where does “cano” come from?
cano (Galician) comes from Galician cana, from Spanish caña, from Old Spanish canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.
cano (Galician): pipe, tube; aqueduct, duct for taking water to a...
Definitions
- pipe, tube; aqueduct, duct for taking water to a...
Ancestry of “cano”, step by step
cano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician cana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | cana | cane, reed; white or gray hair; feminine singular... |
| 2 | Spanish | caña | cane; reed; slim, cylindrical type of glass, used... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | canna | — |
| 4 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 7 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |