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cannaEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Borrowed from translingual Canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Cognates Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā), Classical Syriac ܩܢܝܐ (qanya), and English canon, cannon, canal, and channel. Doublet of cane and kaneh.
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Borrowed from Scots cannae, can + -nae.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗cannaEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Borrowed from Italian canna. Doublet of cane and kaneh.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗cannaEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
Clipping of cannabis.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗CannaEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
From Scottish Gaelic Canaigh; further etymology uncertain. Speculatively equated with Ptolemy's Cana. Richmond and Crawford (1949) derive this from Latin cāna (“white”).
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