Where does “カノン砲” come from?

カノン砲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese カノン, from English canon, from Middle English canoun, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα — reed; a certain unit of length.

カノン砲 (Japanese): a cannon

Definitions

  1. a cannon

Ancestry of “カノン砲”, step by step

カノン砲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese カノン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseカノンa canon; Synonym of カノン砲
2EnglishcanonA generally accepted principle; a rule; A group...
3Middle EnglishcanounEcclesiastical regulations; canon law
4Old Frenchcanontube; cannon
5Italiancannonecannon; ace; large tube or pipe
6Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
7LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
8Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
9Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
10Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesegun, firearm; Alternative spelling of 大砲; gun
2Middle Chineseほう
Every word from Sumerian 𒄀
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