Where does “cana” come from?

cana (Italian) comes from Italian canapa, from Vulgar Latin canapa, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.

cana (Italian): marijuana cigarette, joint; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. marijuana cigarette, joint; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “cana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancanapahemp; A hemp plant; The fibers of the hemp plant
2Vulgar Latincanapahemp
3Latincannabishemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;...
4Ancient Greekκάνναβιςhemp; hemp seed
Every word from Ancient Greek κάνναβιςEvery word from Latin cannabisEvery word from Vulgar Latin canapa
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