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Where does “cañón” come from?

cañón (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum.

cañón (Spanish): canyon; cannon; barrel , pipe, tube

Definitions

  1. canyon; cannon; barrel , pipe, tube

Ancestry of “cañón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
2English-ön—
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētum—
9French-ate-ate
10Latin-ātus—
11Proto-Italic-ātos—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “cañón”

  • canyon
  • Canyonlands
  • canyoning
  • canyoned
  • canyonlike
  • canyoneer
  • upcanyon
  • canyonland
  • downcanyon
  • canyoner
  • uncanyoned
  • cañonero
  • cañonear
  • cañonazo
  • каньон
  • canyon
  • canyonisme
  • kanion
  • קניון
  • kanyon
  • kanyon
  • کنيون
  • kanyon
  • kayúnena
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