Where does “canabis” come from?

canabis (Romanian) comes from English cannabis, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.

canabis (Romanian): cannabis

Definitions

  1. cannabis

Ancestry of “canabis”, step by step

canabis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English cannabis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcannabisA tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers
2Latincannabishemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναβιςhemp; hemp seed

via French cannabis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcannabiscannabis

via Italian cannabis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancannabis—

Words derived from “canabis”

Every word from Ancient Greek κάνναβις →Every word from Latin cannabis →Every word from English cannabis →