Where does “cânhamo” come from?
cânhamo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish cáñamo, from Old Spanish cannamo, from Late Latin cannabum, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.
cânhamo (Portuguese): hemp
Ancestry of “cânhamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cáñamo | hemp; cannabis, marijuana |
| 2 | Old Spanish | cannamo | hemp |
| 3 | Late Latin | cannabum | Alternative form of cannabis |
| 4 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |
Words derived from “cânhamo”