Where does “cynfas” come from?

cynfas (Welsh) comes from Middle English canevas, from Old Northern French canevas, from Latin cannabaceus, from Late Latin cannabum, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις — hemp; hemp seed.

cynfas (Welsh): canvas

Definitions

  1. canvas

Ancestry of “cynfas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcanevasflaxen fabric, canvas; A portion of canvas; a...
2Old Northern Frenchcanevas
3Latincannabaceus
4Late LatincannabumAlternative form of cannabis
5Latincannabishemp; dative/ablative plural of cannabum;...
6Ancient Greekκάνναβιςhemp; hemp seed
Every word from Ancient Greek κάνναβις
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