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Where does “caneta” come from?
caneta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cana, from Old Portuguese cana.
caneta
(Portuguese): pen
Definitions
pen
Ancestry of “caneta”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Portuguese
cana
cane, reed; sugarcane; canna
2
Old Portuguese
cana
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Words derived from “caneta”
caneta esferográfica
esferográfica
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