Where does “canapo” come from?
canapo (Italian) comes from Italian canapa, from Vulgar Latin canapa, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.
canapo (Italian): A thick rope made out of hemp fibers
Definitions
- A thick rope made out of hemp fibers
Ancestry of “canapo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | canapa | hemp; A hemp plant; The fibers of the hemp plant |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | canapa | hemp |
| 3 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |