Where does “Kanone” come from?

Kanone (German) comes from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

Kanone (German): cannon; gun

Definitions

  1. cannon; gun

Ancestry of “Kanone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancannonecannon; ace; large tube or pipe
2Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
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 “Kanone

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀