Word Origin Summary

Ekanen is attested in Nauruan. Follow the ancestry chain below to trace where this term came from and how it branched into later descendants.

Ancestry Chain

1. canōnLatinborrowed from
2. qanûmAkkadianborrowed from
3. canonMiddle Englishinherited from
4. cannoneItalianderived from
5. cannaLatinderived from
6. KanoneGermanborrowed from
7. canonFrenchderived from
8. κάνναAncient Greekderived from

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