Where does “cannabis” come from?
cannabis (Spanish) comes from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.
cannabis (Spanish): cannabis
Ancestry of “cannabis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cannabis | hemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κάνναβις | hemp; hemp seed |