Where does “канва” come from?
канва (Russian) comes from French canevas, from Medieval Latin cannava, from Latin cannaba, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.
канва (Russian): canvas; outline
Ancestry of “канва”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | canevas | canvas; tapestry; framework; network |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cannava | hemp |
| 3 | Latin | cannaba | Alternative form of canaba; nominative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |