Etymology of the English word ca\'canny
the English word
ca'cannyderived from the English word
literallyderived from the English word
literalderived from the Old French word
literalderived from the Latin word
litteralis (belonging, pertaining to writing, letters)
derived from the Humanistic Latin word
littera (letter; letter, epistle)
derived from the Etruscan word
litteraderived from the Greek word
diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
derived from the Latin word
literalisderived from the Humanistic Latin word
littera (letter; letter, epistle)
derived from the Etruscan word
litteraderived from the Greek word
diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
using the English suffix
-lyDate
The earliest known usage of ca\'canny in English dates from the 19th century.