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

Definitions

  1. canvas; outline

Ancestry of “канва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcanevascanvas; tapestry; framework; network
2Medieval Latincannavahemp
3LatincannabaAlternative form of canaba; nominative plural of...
4Latincannabishemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;...
5Ancient Greekκάνναβιςhemp; hemp seed
Every word from Ancient Greek κάνναβις →Every word from Latin cannabis →Every word from Latin cannaba →