Where does “canvas” come from?
canvas (Portuguese) comes from English canvas, from Middle English canevas, from Old Northern French canevas, from Latin cannabaceus, from Late Latin cannabum, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.
canvas (Portuguese): canvas area on which graphics are rendered
Definitions
- canvas area on which graphics are rendered
Ancestry of “canvas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | canvas | A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful... |
| 2 | Middle English | canevas | flaxen fabric, canvas; A portion of canvas; a... |
| 3 | Old Northern French | canevas | — |
| 4 | Latin | cannabaceus | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cannabum | Alternative form of cannabis |
| 6 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |