Etymology of the English word cannon
the English word
cannonderived from the English word
canonderived from the French word
cannonderived from the Old Italian word
cannonederived from the Italian word
cannaderived from the Classical Latin word
canna (reed; small reed, cane; panpipe)
derived from the Greek word
kanna, κάννα
Date
The earliest known usage of cannon in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
cannonball,
cannonryCognates
Catalan
canya, Catalan
canó, Dutch
kan, Dutch
canon, Dutch
kanon, Dutch
kunnen, English
can, English
cane, English
canon, French
canne, French
canon, German
Kanne, German
Kanon, German
Kanone, German
können, Icelandic
kanna, Icelandic
kanón, Icelandic
kunna, Italian
cannone, Italian
canna, Latin
canna, Norwegian
kanne, Norwegian
kanon, Spanish
caña, Swedish
kanna, Swedish
kanon, Swedish
kunnaUsage
Word found in Modern English
