Where does “canola” come from?

canola (Portuguese) comes from English canola, from Irish cana, from Middle Irish cana, from Proto-Celtic kanawū — whelp, cub.

canola (Portuguese): canola

Definitions

  1. canola

Ancestry of “canola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanolaAny of a number of cultivars of rapeseed and...
2Irishcanacub, whelp; bardic poet of the fourth order;...
3Middle Irishcanacub; puppy
4Proto-Celtickanawūwhelp, cub
Every word from Proto-Celtic kanawū →Every word from Middle Irish cana →Every word from Irish cana →