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Where does “canō” come from?

canō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô, from Proto-Indo-European gan- — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.

Ancestry of “canō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickanōto sing
2Proto-Germanickanôvessel, vat, tub; boat
3Proto-Indo-Europeangan-a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub
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