Where does “canevas” come from?
canevas (Old Northern French) comes from Latin cannabaceus, from Late Latin cannabum, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.
Ancestry of “canevas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cannabaceus | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | cannabum | Alternative form of cannabis |
| 3 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |
Words derived from “canevas”