Where does “canes” come from?

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

canes (Middle English): plural of cane

Definitions

  1. plural of cane

Ancestry of “canes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcanebamboo, sugar cane, flax, or a similar...
2Old Frenchcanetube
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
Every word from Sumerian 𒄀 →Every word from Akkadian 𒄀 →Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα →