Where does “Canadá” come from?

Canadá (Portuguese) comes from Latin cannata, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

Canadá (Portuguese): Canada

Definitions

  1. Canada

Ancestry of “Canadá”, step by step

Canadá traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cannata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincannata—
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

via French Canada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCanada—
2Laurentiankanatavillage or settlement

via Portuguese cana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecanacane, reed; sugarcane; canna
2Old Portuguesecana—

Words derived from “Canadá”

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