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Etymology of the English word cannonball

the English word cannonball
derived from the English word cannon
derived from the English word canon
derived from the French word cannon
derived from the Old Italian word cannone
derived from the Italian word canna
derived from the Classical Latin word canna (reed; small reed, cane; panpipe)
derived from the Greek word kanna, κάννα
derived from the English word ball
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *balluz
derived from the English root *beall
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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