Where does “cáñamo” come from?
cáñamo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cannamo, from Late Latin cannabum, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.
cáñamo (Spanish): hemp; cannabis, marijuana
Definitions
- hemp; cannabis, marijuana
Ancestry of “cáñamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | cannamo | hemp |
| 2 | Late Latin | cannabum | Alternative form of cannabis |
| 3 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |
Words derived from “cáñamo”