The story
- Akkadian𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)
- Ancient Greekκᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)
- Latincanna
- Old Frenchcane
- Middle Englishcane
- English todaycane
From Middle English cane, canne, from Old French cane (“sugar cane”), from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”). Doublet of canna and kaneh. Related to channel and canal.
Words from the same roots
Old Frenchcane all →
cannoneer
Latincanna all →
canadacannonkennelcannacannellonicañadacannoneer
Ancient Greekκάννα all →
canalcannonkennelcanaliculus
Akkadian𒄀 all →
canalcannonkennel
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.