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Where does “canonista” come from?

canonista (Italian) comes from Italian canone, from Latin canōn, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

canonista (Italian): canonist

Definitions

  1. canonist

Ancestry of “canonista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancanonerent, fee; canon, round; canon, rule, norm
2Latincanōn—
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 “canonista”

  • giuscanonista
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