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Where does “canonisier” come from?

canonisier (Old French) comes from Spanish canonizare, from Romanian canoniza, from French canoniser, from Latin canōnizō, from Latin canōn, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

canonisier (Old French): to canonize

Definitions

  1. to canonize

Ancestry of “canonisier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcanonizare
2Romaniancanoniza—
3Frenchcanoniserto canonize
4Latincanōnizō—
5Latincanōn—
6LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
7Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
8Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
9Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “canonisier”

  • canonization
  • canonize
  • canonizable
  • uncanonize
  • canonizen
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