Where does “канонада” come from?
канонада (Russian) comes from French canonnade, from French canonner, from French canon, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Italian canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα — reed; a certain unit of length.
канонада (Russian): cannonade
Definitions
- cannonade
Ancestry of “канонада”, step by step
канонада traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French canonnade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | canonnade | cannonade |
| 2 | French | canonner | To cannon, cannonade |
| 3 | French | canon | cannon, gun; barrel; cannon for a horse |
| 4 | Old French | canon | tube; cannon |
| 5 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 6 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 7 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 9 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 10 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
via French cannonade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cannonade | — |