Where does “caneel” come from?

caneel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French canele, from Medieval Latin canella, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

Ancestry of “caneel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcanele
2Medieval Latincanella
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 “caneel

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀Every word from Akkadian 𒄀Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα