Where does “canapa” come from?

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

canapa (Italian): hemp; A hemp plant; The fibers of the hemp plant

Definitions

  1. hemp; A hemp plant; The fibers of the hemp plant

Ancestry of “canapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincanapahemp
2Latincannabishemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναβιςhemp; hemp seed

Words derived from “canapa”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάνναβις →Every word from Latin cannabis →Every word from Vulgar Latin canapa →