canna

canna · noun¹

1. Akkadian · derived from𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromκᾰ́ννᾰ“reed”
3. Latin · derived fromcanna“reed”
4. translingual · borrowed fromCanna
5. English todaycanna

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.

canna · contraction²

1. Scots · borrowed fromcannae
2. English todaycanna

Borrowed from Scots cannae, can + -nae.

canna · noun³

1. Italian · borrowed fromcanna
2. English todaycanna

Borrowed from Italian canna. Doublet of cane and kaneh.

canna · noun⁴

Clipping of cannabis.

Canna · proper noun⁵

1. Latin · derived fromcāna“white”
2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromCanaigh
3. English todayCanna

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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