Where does “canelar” come from?

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

canelar (Portuguese): to cause striations, stretch marks or grooves in e.g. with a plow, to groove, to flute, to furrow

Definitions

  1. to cause striations, stretch marks or grooves in e.g. with a plow, to groove, to flute, to furrow

Ancestry of “canelar”, step by step

canelar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese canela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecanelacinnamon; shin
2Latincanella
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

via Portuguese [[canelura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese[[canelura

via Portuguese canel(ura)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecanel(ura)]]
Every word from Sumerian 𒄀Every word from Akkadian 𒄀Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα