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Where does “caña” come from?

caña (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

caña (Spanish): cane; reed; slim, cylindrical type of glass, used...

Definitions

  1. cane; reed; slim, cylindrical type of glass, used...

Ancestry of “caña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcanna—
2LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
3Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
4Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
5Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

Words derived from “caña”

  • canyon
  • Canyonlands
  • canyoning
  • canyoned
  • canyonlike
  • canyoneer
  • upcanyon
  • canyonland
  • downcanyon
  • canyoner
  • uncanyoned
  • caño
  • cañón
  • cañonero
  • baile del caño
  • cañonear
  • cañita
  • cañonazo
  • каньон
  • canyon
  • canyonisme
  • kanion
  • קניון
  • kanyon
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