Where does “canadiano” come from?

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

canadiano (Portuguese): Canadian

Definitions

  1. Canadian

Ancestry of “canadiano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCanadáCanada
2Latincannata
3LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
4Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
5Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
6Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
Every word from Sumerian 𒄀Every word from Akkadian 𒄀Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα