Etymology of the English word canvas
the English word
canvasderived from the Old French word
canevasderived from the Latin word
cannabis (hemp; hemp rope; canvas)
derived from the Greek word
kannabis, κάνναβις
borrowed from either Thracian or Scythian. Possibly of Semitic origin, from Akkadian.
Date
The earliest known usage of canvas in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
canvassUsage
Word found in Modern English
