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Where does “canon” come from?

canon (Norman) comes from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

canon (Norman): cannon

Definitions

  1. cannon

Ancestry of “canon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcanontube; cannon
2Italiancannonecannon; ace; large tube or pipe
3Italiancannacane; barrel; rod
4LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
5Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
6Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
7Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “canon”

  • canonnyi
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