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Where does “radiocanale” come from?

radiocanale (Italian) comes from Italian canale, from Latin canālis, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

radiocanale (Italian): radio channel

Definitions

  1. radio channel

Ancestry of “radiocanale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancanalechannel; canal; conduit
2Latincanālis—
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
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