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Where does “canonizare” come from?

canonizare (Spanish) comes from Romanian canoniza, from French canoniser, from Latin canōnizō, from Latin canōn, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

Definitions

Ancestry of “canonizare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancanoniza—
2Frenchcanoniserto canonize
3Latincanōnizō—
4Latincanōn—
5LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
6Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
7Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
8Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
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