Where does “cane” come from?

cane (Middle English) comes from Old French cane, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

cane (Middle English): bamboo, sugar cane, flax, or a similar...

Definitions

  1. bamboo, sugar cane, flax, or a similar...

Ancestry of “cane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcanetube
2LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
4Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
5Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “cane”

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀 →Every word from Akkadian 𒄀 →Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα →