Where does “canapone” come from?

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

canapone (Italian): an old man with long unkempt hair

Definitions

  1. an old man with long unkempt hair

Ancestry of “canapone”, 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 κάνναβις →Every word from Latin cannabis →Every word from Vulgar Latin canapa →