Where does “cañaveral” come from?

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

cañaveral (Spanish): reed field; canebrake; sugar-cane plantation

Definitions

  1. reed field; canebrake; sugar-cane plantation

Ancestry of “cañaveral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcañavera
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 “cañaveral

Every word from Sumerian 𒄀Every word from Akkadian 𒄀Every word from Ancient Greek κάννα