Where does “Cannabis” come from?
Cannabis (German) comes from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.
Cannabis (German): cannabis
Ancestry of “Cannabis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |